That History Girl
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That History Girl
@thathistorygirl.bsky.social
All things history! Mostly Tudor, Regency, and Victorian, but also Neolithic, Celtic tribes, Roman invasion, Angle-Saxons, Middle Ages, Stewarts, Jacobean, Georgian, Edwardian, and more. Occasional political rants, frequent cats.
Okay, so this is late.... Happy Catunday! Baby, queen of all she surveys. 🙂#cute #cats
November 3, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Fun fact: before 1823, the "Bloody Codes" in the UK meant that you could be hanged for stealing a sheep OR a lamb. Stealing one silver spoon, a rabbit, or a few yards of lace? To the hangman you go! None of this lessened crime whatsoever, btw. #crime #capitalpunishment
September 24, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Wait, wait, I DID find a #caturday post! Here's 14 years of Poppy. :) #cats #cute
September 20, 2025 at 11:23 PM
So I don't have any #caturday pics today, unfortunately... but I DO have a pic of the falls in #Spokane! :) #waterfalls #nature
September 20, 2025 at 11:21 PM
WARNING: The unbearable cuteness of this pic may be more than the human mind can stand. 🙂 Baby in a box! #cute #cat #kitten #caturday
September 6, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Happy #Caturday from Peaches! #cute #cats #kittens
August 24, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Poor Mr. Collins. Elizabeth Bennett just isn't into him. The Other Bennett sister gives a more nuanced portrait of his character. #janeausten #prideandprejudice
August 14, 2025 at 7:33 PM
C.E. Brook's portrait of Mr. #Darcy for the 1895 edition of #prideandprejudice. This has influenced all versions that came after it. #janeausten
August 13, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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Whip that mofo
August 13, 2025 at 3:45 PM
I always liked Mr. Collins, and I think he was very misunderstood. I hope Charlotte Lucas ended up giving him a chance.... #austen #prideandprejudice
August 12, 2025 at 3:25 AM
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#USDemocracy
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August 12, 2025 at 2:02 AM
But you need to either rest the horses or change horses every 10-20 miles. Another option was the post coach. Either way, the average was about 60 miles per day, which could be pushed to 100 with enough money and resources. Here's a good page on the subject; www.quillsandquartos.com/post/distanc...
Distance and Time In Regency England
By Wade H. Mann, author of A Most Excellent UnderstandingWhen you read a lot of Regency fiction, the two things that seem to be the most confusing are travel times and money. Both are difficult to squ...
www.quillsandquartos.com
July 12, 2025 at 12:40 AM
The answer is-- it all depends. By coach, the Gardiners traveled from Pemberley to Longbourn in two long days, 60 miles per day. Darcy boasted that he could do 50 miles in half a day, but with ten thousand pounds a year, he could obviously throw money at the problem. #janeausten #prideandprejudice
July 12, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Okay, I'm FINALLY posting something about actual history.... have you ever stayed awake until 3 am with one question gnawing at your mind: how long did it take to reach your destination during the Regency in England??
July 12, 2025 at 12:34 AM
The new Cambodian genotype causing all the new cases is a cross between the older Asian clade and the newer western clade, which is the one in the US. It's kept the same CFR as the older clade: around 50%. We don't know when it will mutate to spread h2h, or what the CFR will be when it does.
July 6, 2025 at 1:34 AM
There's literally almost zero mainstream coverage, but the new #H5N1 genotype has been blowing up cases in Cambodia over the past month. The fatality rate is still 50%. There are no new mild cases. So the CFR is what is. Not likely 50% if all cases were caught, but probably 15-33%.
July 6, 2025 at 1:31 AM
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July 5, 2025 at 12:49 PM
When you put it like that, Snow White...
June 30, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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June 29, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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June 29, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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June 29, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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June 28, 2025 at 11:20 PM