John Eglin
@jaeglin.bsky.social
Pragmatic progressive non-compounding Jacobite. Historian of later early modernity. INTJ since 1976. Increasingly dogmatic and prescriptive opinions on increasingly trivial matters.
I am not seeing where the V&A site asserts that the series or any of the images in it was "commissioned" by Parliament. The fine print at booth right on the engravings states that they were published in accordance with an Act of Parliament, which probably means the Licensing Act, revived in 1737.
July 9, 2025 at 1:35 AM
I am not seeing where the V&A site asserts that the series or any of the images in it was "commissioned" by Parliament. The fine print at booth right on the engravings states that they were published in accordance with an Act of Parliament, which probably means the Licensing Act, revived in 1737.
How long are you there?
June 20, 2025 at 9:55 PM
How long are you there?
"Where will you be when your laxative starts working?"
June 15, 2025 at 8:29 PM
"Where will you be when your laxative starts working?"
If you're on the east coast, don't let a little rain tempt you to stay home.
June 14, 2025 at 1:49 AM
If you're on the east coast, don't let a little rain tempt you to stay home.
It was a little more complicated than that. D'Eon doesn't map very well onto 21st century categories. Non-binary, perhaps, but only if you squint. Gary Kates's biography is dated, but AFAIK is still the best on the subject.
June 2, 2025 at 10:58 PM
It was a little more complicated than that. D'Eon doesn't map very well onto 21st century categories. Non-binary, perhaps, but only if you squint. Gary Kates's biography is dated, but AFAIK is still the best on the subject.
Wolf Hall, novel and series, paint a very different picture of More, an interesting counterpoint to Paul Scofield's performance in A Man for All Seasons. My students read the hagiography attributed to More's son-in-law (the basis for Robert Bolt's screenplay) against John Foxe's accounts of More.
June 1, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Wolf Hall, novel and series, paint a very different picture of More, an interesting counterpoint to Paul Scofield's performance in A Man for All Seasons. My students read the hagiography attributed to More's son-in-law (the basis for Robert Bolt's screenplay) against John Foxe's accounts of More.
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Now you wanna talk about reading? Let’s talk about reading…
May 26, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Just saw this: bsky.app/profile/conn...
I know Alex Espinoza! He'll be thrilled.
May 26, 2025 at 9:33 PM
I know Alex Espinoza! He'll be thrilled.
It's worth noting that in the 2024 presidential election, DJT carried Ravalli County (of which Hamilton is the seat) by 41 points.
May 26, 2025 at 9:28 PM
It's worth noting that in the 2024 presidential election, DJT carried Ravalli County (of which Hamilton is the seat) by 41 points.
How is this news? Why was this ever news?
May 21, 2025 at 1:41 AM
How is this news? Why was this ever news?
He literally broke Bart Giamatti's heart.
May 13, 2025 at 11:34 PM
He literally broke Bart Giamatti's heart.
Language departments *are* a bit like Episcopalians.
May 9, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Language departments *are* a bit like Episcopalians.