Robin Schäfer
@robschaefer-historian.com
Verified, travels back and forth a lot, military historian, author, script writer, media adviser, researcher, egodocument-wallah. Cracked the mystery of the Waterloo dead.
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Robin Schäfer
@robschaefer-historian.com
· Nov 16
If you woke up this morning and asked yourself "what might be the bestselling book in the #museum shop on the Waterloo battlefield?", I have the answer for you.
#History #archaeology
French edition out soon!
bernardwilkin.bsky.social
#History #archaeology
French edition out soon!
bernardwilkin.bsky.social
US-import torture pork must be one of those many Brexit-Wins (TM).
Could maybe be used as Pork-a-Ceutical Broad-Spectrum Antibiotic Bacon or to make Ractopamine-Relaxant Sausages.
#Downfall
Could maybe be used as Pork-a-Ceutical Broad-Spectrum Antibiotic Bacon or to make Ractopamine-Relaxant Sausages.
#Downfall
October 1, 2025 at 1:38 PM
US-import torture pork must be one of those many Brexit-Wins (TM).
Could maybe be used as Pork-a-Ceutical Broad-Spectrum Antibiotic Bacon or to make Ractopamine-Relaxant Sausages.
#Downfall
Could maybe be used as Pork-a-Ceutical Broad-Spectrum Antibiotic Bacon or to make Ractopamine-Relaxant Sausages.
#Downfall
am thrilled to announce the publication of our latest peer-reviewed research, "Sowing Eagles: 200 Years of Forging Waterloo Battlefield Relics."
From October in the 'Revue belge d’Histoire Militaire' you can read online here already:
sramakvvl.be/en/sowing-ea...
@bernardwilkin.bsky.social
From October in the 'Revue belge d’Histoire Militaire' you can read online here already:
sramakvvl.be/en/sowing-ea...
@bernardwilkin.bsky.social
Sowing Eagles: 200 years of forging Waterloo battlefield relics. - SRAMA – KVVL
BERNARD WILKIN (State Archives of Belgium), ROBIN SCHÄFER (Independent historian) et ARNE HOMANN (Director of the Schloss Salder Municipal Museum, Salzgitter, Germanyne) Introduction ‘Sir!’ exclaimed ...
sramakvvl.be
June 18, 2025 at 2:36 PM
am thrilled to announce the publication of our latest peer-reviewed research, "Sowing Eagles: 200 Years of Forging Waterloo Battlefield Relics."
From October in the 'Revue belge d’Histoire Militaire' you can read online here already:
sramakvvl.be/en/sowing-ea...
@bernardwilkin.bsky.social
From October in the 'Revue belge d’Histoire Militaire' you can read online here already:
sramakvvl.be/en/sowing-ea...
@bernardwilkin.bsky.social
No matter how cool you are, you will never be as cool as Oberleutnant Freiherr von Fabeck's dog, 'posing' for the camera after the Battles of Dybbol and Alsen, at the end of the Second Schleswig War of 1864.
#photography #war #militaryhistory
#photography #war #militaryhistory
May 10, 2025 at 3:16 PM
No matter how cool you are, you will never be as cool as Oberleutnant Freiherr von Fabeck's dog, 'posing' for the camera after the Battles of Dybbol and Alsen, at the end of the Second Schleswig War of 1864.
#photography #war #militaryhistory
#photography #war #militaryhistory
I could do with some servicing, but I guess this just what happens when you put "Profiter de vous et vous servir" directly into Google Translate.
#FrenchGite
#FrenchGite
May 5, 2025 at 3:05 PM
I could do with some servicing, but I guess this just what happens when you put "Profiter de vous et vous servir" directly into Google Translate.
#FrenchGite
#FrenchGite
Very happy that this chapter is now publicly available via academia.
"The economic exploitation of 'hero's bones' and other human remains: A Central European Perspective (1800-1930)" by Arne Homann and myself.
www.academia.edu/128964647/Th...
#history #archaeology #battlefields
"The economic exploitation of 'hero's bones' and other human remains: A Central European Perspective (1800-1930)" by Arne Homann and myself.
www.academia.edu/128964647/Th...
#history #archaeology #battlefields
The economic exploitation of "hero's bones" and other human remains: A Central European Perspective (1800-1930)
This paper provides a concise overview on the usage of human bones for industrial purposes (fertiliser, charcoal for sugar refining) in 19th and 20th century Europe. The bones used were mostly taken f...
www.academia.edu
April 23, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Very happy that this chapter is now publicly available via academia.
"The economic exploitation of 'hero's bones' and other human remains: A Central European Perspective (1800-1930)" by Arne Homann and myself.
www.academia.edu/128964647/Th...
#history #archaeology #battlefields
"The economic exploitation of 'hero's bones' and other human remains: A Central European Perspective (1800-1930)" by Arne Homann and myself.
www.academia.edu/128964647/Th...
#history #archaeology #battlefields
Reposted by Robin Schäfer
How did trade tariffs affect the bone industry in the 19th century? And how did it contribute to the exploitation of the bodies of the Waterloo fallen? Find out for free in our article www.journalbelgianhistory.be/en/journal/b...
The real fate of the Waterloo fallen. The exploitation of bones in 19th century Belgium
www.journalbelgianhistory.be
April 3, 2025 at 5:53 PM
How did trade tariffs affect the bone industry in the 19th century? And how did it contribute to the exploitation of the bodies of the Waterloo fallen? Find out for free in our article www.journalbelgianhistory.be/en/journal/b...
Haven't done one of those shout outs on here before.
Can anyone shed light on the first names of:
Second Lieutenant (in 1916) A.C. Harrison, 15th Royal Scots
@profpeterdoyle.bsky.social
Any help appreciated
#ww1 #history
Can anyone shed light on the first names of:
Second Lieutenant (in 1916) A.C. Harrison, 15th Royal Scots
@profpeterdoyle.bsky.social
Any help appreciated
#ww1 #history
March 28, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Haven't done one of those shout outs on here before.
Can anyone shed light on the first names of:
Second Lieutenant (in 1916) A.C. Harrison, 15th Royal Scots
@profpeterdoyle.bsky.social
Any help appreciated
#ww1 #history
Can anyone shed light on the first names of:
Second Lieutenant (in 1916) A.C. Harrison, 15th Royal Scots
@profpeterdoyle.bsky.social
Any help appreciated
#ww1 #history
March 28, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Reposted by Robin Schäfer
Two more revamped covers...
March 6, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Two more revamped covers...
After approx 140 years this lamp is still doing it's duty without complaints
February 22, 2025 at 6:18 PM
After approx 140 years this lamp is still doing it's duty without complaints
In addition to a 'Weisswurst Äquator' (white sausage equator) we Germans also clearly have an Idioten-Äquator (idiot equator). The people behind it are not desiring democratic participation & safeguarding of fundamental democratic rights, but rather the apparent security of an authoritarian state
February 19, 2025 at 9:13 PM
In addition to a 'Weisswurst Äquator' (white sausage equator) we Germans also clearly have an Idioten-Äquator (idiot equator). The people behind it are not desiring democratic participation & safeguarding of fundamental democratic rights, but rather the apparent security of an authoritarian state
The comments on this article are as frightening as they are stupid
February 3, 2025 at 4:54 PM
The comments on this article are as frightening as they are stupid
Was asked today what I think of #WW2/Nazi reenactment (German in particular)
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
#history #livinghistory
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
#history #livinghistory
Row breaks out among Nazi re-enactors
Rules of attendance at the 'Spirit of Wartime' event in Nottinghamshire have been changed after participants were allowed to fly Swastika flags and wear uniforms resembling the Waffen SS last year.
www.dailymail.co.uk
February 3, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Was asked today what I think of #WW2/Nazi reenactment (German in particular)
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
#history #livinghistory
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
#history #livinghistory
I love Thistly Cross, but that's not available anywhere sadly
January 14, 2025 at 5:02 PM
I love Thistly Cross, but that's not available anywhere sadly
Five years today since I stopped smoking. One of the best decisions of my life. Hard to describe how much everything is better since then.
January 12, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Five years today since I stopped smoking. One of the best decisions of my life. Hard to describe how much everything is better since then.
Isn't she lovely 😍
January 11, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Isn't she lovely 😍
So this is how you get 5 Star reviews on Amazon.uk. Sell stuff and enclose official looking Amazon letter offering a 15 quid voucher in return for a 5-Star review.
January 8, 2025 at 11:49 AM
So this is how you get 5 Star reviews on Amazon.uk. Sell stuff and enclose official looking Amazon letter offering a 15 quid voucher in return for a 5-Star review.
Old Pickle has an IBD flare-up, so she is now wearing her cuddly pullover, sitting on her heating blanket in front of the fire, lovingly observed by @dawnmonksillustrations.co.uk
January 6, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Old Pickle has an IBD flare-up, so she is now wearing her cuddly pullover, sitting on her heating blanket in front of the fire, lovingly observed by @dawnmonksillustrations.co.uk
New bed for the Labradork
January 2, 2025 at 6:11 PM
New bed for the Labradork
Reposted by Robin Schäfer
Don’t know what to do. Just found out my wife doesn’t like Groundhog Day.
January 1, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Don’t know what to do. Just found out my wife doesn’t like Groundhog Day.
Heavy trip Marathon with @dawnmonksillustrations.co.uk
December 31, 2024 at 10:45 PM
Heavy trip Marathon with @dawnmonksillustrations.co.uk
Reposted by Robin Schäfer
www.thetimes.com/article/0550...
The only press article about the #ChristmasTruce worth reading this year.
Beautifully written by @hackblackburn.bsky.social
A stunning discovery by my old friend @profpeterdoyle.bsky.social
The only press article about the #ChristmasTruce worth reading this year.
Beautifully written by @hackblackburn.bsky.social
A stunning discovery by my old friend @profpeterdoyle.bsky.social
Spice tins given to Germans prove Indians were at Christmas truce
The cases, given to some Indian troops instead of smoking kits in the First World War, became part of festive exchange between enemy soldiers, research reveals
www.thetimes.com
December 24, 2024 at 9:53 PM
www.thetimes.com/article/0550...
The only press article about the #ChristmasTruce worth reading this year.
Beautifully written by @hackblackburn.bsky.social
A stunning discovery by my old friend @profpeterdoyle.bsky.social
The only press article about the #ChristmasTruce worth reading this year.
Beautifully written by @hackblackburn.bsky.social
A stunning discovery by my old friend @profpeterdoyle.bsky.social