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.
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
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 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
So I don't have any #caturday pics today, unfortunately... but I DO have a pic of the falls in #Spokane! :) #waterfalls #nature
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
Poor Mr. Collins. Elizabeth Bennett just isn't into him. The Other Bennett sister gives a more nuanced portrait of his character. #janeausten #prideandprejudice
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
C.E. Brook's portrait of Mr. #Darcy for the 1895 edition of #prideandprejudice. This has influenced all versions that came after it. #janeausten
The original C.E. Brooks illustration definitely show him with dark brown hair. Maybe that's why? #austen #darcy #prideandprejudice
August 12, 2025 at 3:22 AM
The original C.E. Brooks illustration definitely show him with dark brown hair. Maybe that's why? #austen #darcy #prideandprejudice
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
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
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
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??
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
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.
I give you... Peaches and Baby at the screen door! 🙂
June 29, 2025 at 1:12 AM
I give you... Peaches and Baby at the screen door! 🙂
June 29, 2025 at 1:00 AM
A happy little boat on the Columbia river near Astoria, taken from the deck of the Eagle. :)
June 18, 2025 at 1:19 AM
A happy little boat on the Columbia river near Astoria, taken from the deck of the Eagle. :)
Sometimes you just need to see an unendurably cute kitty with flowers. :) #photography #pics #cats #flowers
June 11, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Sometimes you just need to see an unendurably cute kitty with flowers. :) #photography #pics #cats #flowers
Hey all-- it's my birthday! :) That's it. Just a happy little birthday announcement. We can go back to talking about hideous history right after this. m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71B...
June 9, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Hey all-- it's my birthday! :) That's it. Just a happy little birthday announcement. We can go back to talking about hideous history right after this. m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71B...
This is a pic of an actual item that my sister bought at the Eugene Scottish Festival. It's real. I saw it. She ate it. O.o.
June 9, 2025 at 5:29 PM
This is a pic of an actual item that my sister bought at the Eugene Scottish Festival. It's real. I saw it. She ate it. O.o.
Believe it or not, this is real!! The Tree of Life at Fogarty Creek on the Oregon coast. #nature #photography
June 9, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Believe it or not, this is real!! The Tree of Life at Fogarty Creek on the Oregon coast. #nature #photography
It is indeed National Hug Your Cat Day. :)
June 5, 2025 at 4:29 AM
It is indeed National Hug Your Cat Day. :)
May 10, 2025 at 9:33 PM
