Iain
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Law and History nerd. Amateur photographer and traveller of Australia
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“This and no other is the root from which a tyrant springs; when he first appears he is a protector"
Plato
Plato
Trump: "'Trump is a dictator' -- most people say, if he stops crime, he can be whatever he wants."
August 26, 2025 at 8:14 PM
“This and no other is the root from which a tyrant springs; when he first appears he is a protector"
Plato
Plato
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Now in 1814 the British landed in Maryland & headed to Washington to unleash chaos
Today they can manage that just fine without us.
Today they can manage that just fine without us.
August 19, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Now in 1814 the British landed in Maryland & headed to Washington to unleash chaos
Today they can manage that just fine without us.
Today they can manage that just fine without us.
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Today in 1792 Alexander Hamilton described what has happened in the last decade.
August 18, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Today in 1792 Alexander Hamilton described what has happened in the last decade.
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Newsom: "He doesn't play by a different set of rules. He doesn't believe in the rules. As a consequence, we need to disabuse ourselves of the way things have been done. It's not enough to just hold hands, have a candlelight vigil, talk about way the world should be...we have got to meet fire w/fire"
August 14, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Newsom: "He doesn't play by a different set of rules. He doesn't believe in the rules. As a consequence, we need to disabuse ourselves of the way things have been done. It's not enough to just hold hands, have a candlelight vigil, talk about way the world should be...we have got to meet fire w/fire"
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"The collapse of American democracy is like the pandemic: Whatever you say at the beginning will sound alarmist – but likely prove inadequate by the end."
Stuart Stevens
Stuart Stevens
August 10, 2025 at 9:06 PM
"The collapse of American democracy is like the pandemic: Whatever you say at the beginning will sound alarmist – but likely prove inadequate by the end."
Stuart Stevens
Stuart Stevens
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Today in 1184 Henry VI of Germany was having a strategy meeting when the wooden second storey floor collapsed. Most of the courtiers fell through into the latrine cesspit below the ground floor, where more than 50 drowned in liquid excrement.
July 26, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Today in 1184 Henry VI of Germany was having a strategy meeting when the wooden second storey floor collapsed. Most of the courtiers fell through into the latrine cesspit below the ground floor, where more than 50 drowned in liquid excrement.
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Today in 1403 men 'fell like leaves in autumn' on this field of battle just outside Shrewsbury.
Harry Hotspur was killed & Harry Wales scarred for life
Harry Hotspur was killed & Harry Wales scarred for life
July 21, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Today in 1403 men 'fell like leaves in autumn' on this field of battle just outside Shrewsbury.
Harry Hotspur was killed & Harry Wales scarred for life
Harry Hotspur was killed & Harry Wales scarred for life
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111 years ago Franz Ferdinand was shot in Sarajevo and we are still dealing with the fallout. Here’s how it almost didn’t happen:
June 28, 2025 at 2:57 PM
111 years ago Franz Ferdinand was shot in Sarajevo and we are still dealing with the fallout. Here’s how it almost didn’t happen:
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PERSON OF THE DAY. 28 June 1838. Queen Victoria (aged 19) was crowned Queen at Westminster Abbey in London. She was monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until her death in 1901. Her reign of 63 years and 7 months was longer than any of her predecessors.
June 28, 2025 at 8:34 AM
PERSON OF THE DAY. 28 June 1838. Queen Victoria (aged 19) was crowned Queen at Westminster Abbey in London. She was monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until her death in 1901. Her reign of 63 years and 7 months was longer than any of her predecessors.
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Today in 1940 Churchill gave an electrifying speech. It is one of the English language's greatest expressions of defiance and determination.
June 4, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Today in 1940 Churchill gave an electrifying speech. It is one of the English language's greatest expressions of defiance and determination.
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Wild week in naval history
-the English torched a French invasion fleet at Damme, 1213
-the British battered a French fleet off Ushant, 1794
-the British & Germans mauled each other at Jutland, 1916
-the British sank Bismarck, 1941
-the Americans devastated the Japanese navy at Midway, 1942
-the English torched a French invasion fleet at Damme, 1213
-the British battered a French fleet off Ushant, 1794
-the British & Germans mauled each other at Jutland, 1916
-the British sank Bismarck, 1941
-the Americans devastated the Japanese navy at Midway, 1942
June 1, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Wild week in naval history
-the English torched a French invasion fleet at Damme, 1213
-the British battered a French fleet off Ushant, 1794
-the British & Germans mauled each other at Jutland, 1916
-the British sank Bismarck, 1941
-the Americans devastated the Japanese navy at Midway, 1942
-the English torched a French invasion fleet at Damme, 1213
-the British battered a French fleet off Ushant, 1794
-the British & Germans mauled each other at Jutland, 1916
-the British sank Bismarck, 1941
-the Americans devastated the Japanese navy at Midway, 1942
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Pete Buttigieg suggested he would “assess” a 2028 presidential run.
While visiting Iowa, he said in a live interview that he'd consider “what I bring to the table.”
While visiting Iowa, he said in a live interview that he'd consider “what I bring to the table.”
Buttigieg suggests he’d 'assess' a presidential run as he visits Iowa
He vaulted onto the national stage in 2020 out of South Bend, Indiana. This time, his calculus looks different.
www.politico.com
May 13, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Pete Buttigieg suggested he would “assess” a 2028 presidential run.
While visiting Iowa, he said in a live interview that he'd consider “what I bring to the table.”
While visiting Iowa, he said in a live interview that he'd consider “what I bring to the table.”
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PERSON OF THE DAY. 3 May 1979. The General election resulted in victory for the Conservative Party led by Margaret Thatcher who became Britain’s 1st woman Prime Minister with a majority of 43 seats over Labour’s PM James Callaghan. She went on to win 2 further elections in 1983 and 1987.
May 3, 2025 at 8:31 AM
PERSON OF THE DAY. 3 May 1979. The General election resulted in victory for the Conservative Party led by Margaret Thatcher who became Britain’s 1st woman Prime Minister with a majority of 43 seats over Labour’s PM James Callaghan. She went on to win 2 further elections in 1983 and 1987.
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#henryviii was proclaimed king on #stgeorgesday 1509…but his father had died two days earlier. Find out how they kept the secret, and how the Tudors celebrated St George’s Day in style, in my new blog for Historic Royal Palaces: www.hrp.org.uk/blog/st-geor...
April 23, 2025 at 9:01 AM
#henryviii was proclaimed king on #stgeorgesday 1509…but his father had died two days earlier. Find out how they kept the secret, and how the Tudors celebrated St George’s Day in style, in my new blog for Historic Royal Palaces: www.hrp.org.uk/blog/st-geor...
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FACT OF THE DAY. 9 April 2005. Charles, then Prince of Wales, married Camilla Parker Bowles in a civil ceremony at Windsor’s Guildhall, more than 30 years after their romance first began. About 20,000 people cheered as they arrived for their small private civil wedding.
April 9, 2025 at 8:31 AM
FACT OF THE DAY. 9 April 2005. Charles, then Prince of Wales, married Camilla Parker Bowles in a civil ceremony at Windsor’s Guildhall, more than 30 years after their romance first began. About 20,000 people cheered as they arrived for their small private civil wedding.
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“Unusual.”
I mean, come on.
It is hardly unusual for Trump to ramble on about “personal grievances” and to “attack his political enemies.” It’s his essence.
Sure, he’s never done it before in the Great Hall of the Department of Justice, but that venue means nothing to him.
I mean, come on.
It is hardly unusual for Trump to ramble on about “personal grievances” and to “attack his political enemies.” It’s his essence.
Sure, he’s never done it before in the Great Hall of the Department of Justice, but that venue means nothing to him.
March 14, 2025 at 9:24 PM
“Unusual.”
I mean, come on.
It is hardly unusual for Trump to ramble on about “personal grievances” and to “attack his political enemies.” It’s his essence.
Sure, he’s never done it before in the Great Hall of the Department of Justice, but that venue means nothing to him.
I mean, come on.
It is hardly unusual for Trump to ramble on about “personal grievances” and to “attack his political enemies.” It’s his essence.
Sure, he’s never done it before in the Great Hall of the Department of Justice, but that venue means nothing to him.
One of the few things that would tempt me to go to the US
Happy Birthday, USS Texas.
Served all the way through WW1 & WW2 seeing action at D-day & Iwo Jima.
Served all the way through WW1 & WW2 seeing action at D-day & Iwo Jima.
March 12, 2025 at 8:15 PM
One of the few things that would tempt me to go to the US
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PHOTO OF THE DAY. Thought to be the last photo of the RMS Titanic while afloat, near Queenstown, Ireland (1912). 📷 google images
March 1, 2025 at 9:56 AM
PHOTO OF THE DAY. Thought to be the last photo of the RMS Titanic while afloat, near Queenstown, Ireland (1912). 📷 google images
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Why do we fight?
I talked to Richard Overy about war.
Why do we engage in violence. Have we always done it? Is it an inevitable part of our future?
Please listen here:
🎧: podfollow.com/dan-snows-hi...
I talked to Richard Overy about war.
Why do we engage in violence. Have we always done it? Is it an inevitable part of our future?
Please listen here:
🎧: podfollow.com/dan-snows-hi...
Dan Snow's History Hit
<p>Historian Dan Snow investigates the 'how' and 'why' of history's defining moments.</p><br><p>From the Colosseum of Ancient Rome and the battlefields of Waterloo to the tomb ...
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February 28, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Why do we fight?
I talked to Richard Overy about war.
Why do we engage in violence. Have we always done it? Is it an inevitable part of our future?
Please listen here:
🎧: podfollow.com/dan-snows-hi...
I talked to Richard Overy about war.
Why do we engage in violence. Have we always done it? Is it an inevitable part of our future?
Please listen here:
🎧: podfollow.com/dan-snows-hi...
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Today in 1906 HMS Dreadnought was launched. The fastest, most well protected, heavily armed battleship the world had ever seen. Every other battleship in the world became obsolete.
Instantly.
Instantly.
February 10, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Today in 1906 HMS Dreadnought was launched. The fastest, most well protected, heavily armed battleship the world had ever seen. Every other battleship in the world became obsolete.
Instantly.
Instantly.
The only bad thing about this analogy, is James II was succeeded by two of his children
A proud, authoritarian goon, 'the most unguarded ogler of his time,' with a hot temper, wild fake hair and a strong association with New York became King today in 1685.
Within 4 years he had alienated everyone & was kicked out
Within 4 years he had alienated everyone & was kicked out
February 6, 2025 at 5:27 PM
The only bad thing about this analogy, is James II was succeeded by two of his children
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Tidy desk = empty mind. Discuss.
February 5, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Tidy desk = empty mind. Discuss.
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PERSON OF THE DAY. 28 January 1547. Henry VIII died (aged 55). During his reign, he broke away from the Roman Catholic Church and created his own Church of England. Perhaps the most well known part of Henry’s life was his relationship with and treatment of his 6 wives.
January 28, 2025 at 9:34 AM
PERSON OF THE DAY. 28 January 1547. Henry VIII died (aged 55). During his reign, he broke away from the Roman Catholic Church and created his own Church of England. Perhaps the most well known part of Henry’s life was his relationship with and treatment of his 6 wives.
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PERSON OF THE DAY. 25 January 1759. Robert Burns was born in Alloway, Ayrshire. He’s regarded as the National Poet of Scotland. His poem (and song) Auld Lang Syne is often sung to welcome in the New Year. His birthday is also celebrated as “Burns Night”
January 25, 2025 at 9:44 AM
PERSON OF THE DAY. 25 January 1759. Robert Burns was born in Alloway, Ayrshire. He’s regarded as the National Poet of Scotland. His poem (and song) Auld Lang Syne is often sung to welcome in the New Year. His birthday is also celebrated as “Burns Night”
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Like a pathetic exiled kinglet, turfed off his throne and lingering at the fringes of a foreign warlord’s court to provide a fig leaf for his aggression in return for victuals, wine and a warm cloak.
January 18, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Like a pathetic exiled kinglet, turfed off his throne and lingering at the fringes of a foreign warlord’s court to provide a fig leaf for his aggression in return for victuals, wine and a warm cloak.