The way British historians talk about history is so predictable, idiomatic, and gallingly tropey that I finish their sentences in my head.
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@bitemyapp Dude get@HardcoreHistory It's simply the best history podcast.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@i_contemplate_ I like@HardcoreHistory but it's not…uh…terribly serious?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@i_contemplate_@HardcoreHistory it's very well done but there's a lot of emphasis on the dramatic embellishments.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@i_contemplate_@HardcoreHistory that said, their series on the mongols is great for getting past the glorious empire-building1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@bitemyapp@HardcoreHistory I love the Prophets of Doom most. The memetic contagion of religious fanaticism is brilliantly highlighted.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@i_contemplate_@HardcoreHistory I just listened to Prophets of Doom while I was on vacation! Yes that was fantastic as well :)1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@i_contemplate_@HardcoreHistory very good for getting into the mindset of people at the time.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@bitemyapp @HardcoreHistory Yes what I love what about Dan Carlin is that he cites his historians and doesn't pretend to authority.
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