Dr Jonathan Spangler

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Yes I think very few people understand how there was 70 years of peace following WWII

I'm sure he very much does. Who do you think will line their pockets with rising oil prices? Ivanka needs a new dress!

Poland-Lithuania in the 1770s-90s would like a word...

I dont think it is just MAGA. Most journalists, of whatever stripe, are unable to peer beyond the veil that is WWII.

Leiningen: A tiny principality with the grandest royal connections Those knowledgeable about the dynastic details of the life of Queen Victoria will know that she had a half-sister, Princess Feodora. But her appearance in season three of the television series Vict…

For International Women's Day, I've written about Princess Feodora of Leiningen, the half-sister most people don't know Queen Victoria had. The princes of Leiningen have deep roots in the forests of the Palatinate and in the hills of the Vosges. dukesandprinces.org/2026/03/08/l...

Oh thanks! We sure had fun making it

Ah, sorry about the typo...you of course wrote about queer women, while I write about queen women, so I think my autocorrect was being zealous!

Today we are so pleased to host Dr Samuel Clowes Huneke @schuneke.bsky.social to present his exciting new book "I Will Not Abandon You: Queen Women in Nazi Germany" to our research group and to our students. @mngupbooks.bsky.social

Well, I guess I know now what I'm doing this weekend... (I actually love doing my own ibdex--very cathartic).

I agree. I inreasingly feel like a high school teacher. This is not why I left my high paying job in NY.

Our place too. Same

Yesterday, touring the Cotswolds...no, actually this picture surfaced from 21 years ago!

I notice from your profile that you do few original posts yourself, just reposts. You might want to try that if you want to be taken seriously.

So is positive support, and indeed emotion (including sarcasm).

A global element

We need to reissue your noble identities book.

What a nice thing to say. Thanks. And people say academia is full of vipers...

I should add here that I am in fact a better editor than my posting suggests! 🤭

Unless of course these stories get picked up by a film studio and get the Hollywood treatment.

Great to see our new series on Courts and Courtiers plkugged so strongly on the #RenSA26 app by @brepols.net and tovsee our first three books out in the world.

In today's #dukesandprinces, #RenSA26 conference edition, we attend three fascinating papers about Neopolitan princes, including Caraffa, including this erudite princess, Livia Doria.

I'm away in the US right now, but can answer an email if you like

This is on my list of things to do... I did start with Gwynedd once, but got no further with the other principalities. Maybe now is a good time.

The Duke of Clarence isn't the only royal arrest to be remembered by historians: in Scotland, about the same time, James III arrested abd executed his brother the Earl of Mar. And don't forget the arrest and trial of Mary, Queen of Scots!

Spare Dukes: What to do with a younger brother in 1,000 years of English and Scottish royal history (Part I) Dad: “Why would he do a ridiculous thing like that?”Wally: “‘Cause he wanted to be like you, Dad.”Dad: “But Wally, when I said 20 miles a day, I was just using a round figure.”Wally: “Yeah, well, y…

Some are saying there’s no precedent for arresting a king’s brother like #Andrew. Think again: dukesandprinces.org/2023/01/02/s...

Excited to get in a long walk through the Presidio ahead of the start of #RenSA26 tomorrow. Come hear us on Saturday in discussion about noble genealogies.

Wow! 😊 Thank you. I definitely need to find a way to get radio voiceovers into my career.

History writing should always be at a breathless pace... 😄

Thanks... I didn't!