Latest posts tagged with #ColonialHistory on Bluesky
I bought this historical atlas (for the princely sum of £3) of ancient political maps.
It's awesome, especially it's maps of Europe, Asia and the pre-Columbian Americas.
What SUCKS tho, is Africa, Australia and New Zealand are just a big white unclaimed lands until the mastachioed white dudes […]
From tennis clashes with a Dutch priest to reflections on racism and faith, a powerful story of youth, resistance, and cross-cultural lessons.
By Akbar Ahmed
Read more: thefridaytimes.com/05-Mar-2026/...
#BurnHall #Memoir #ColonialHistory #Identity #Pakistan
On March 5, 1766, Antonio de Ulloa arrived in New Orleans as the first Spanish governor of Louisiana, a pivotal shift in colonial power. #RandomFact #DailyFact #ColonialHistory #Louisiana #NewOrleans
A memoir from Burn Hall recalls race, rebellion, and identity as a Pakistani student confronts prejudice, faith, and colonial legacies.
By Akbar Ahmed
Read more: www.thefridaytimes.com/05-Mar-2026/...
#BurnHall #Memoir #ColonialHistory #Identity #Pakistan
A Roman mosaic from Pompeii. In the mosaic, one can see various fowl and fish, and a fruit bowl containing, besides other fruit, an item that looks like a pineapple.
One of my favourite subjects is pre-Columbian contact between the Americas and the rest of the world.
This 1st Century Roman mosaic from Pompeii caused me quite a lot of mental anguish until @CottonCandyandRazorblades pointed out the damn "pineapple" (Ananas […]
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In short - The Theft Before the Lie we examine how
India didn’t profit from the opium trade.
It supplied it.
Under colonial rule, farmers were pressured into poppy cultivation.
It was called administration.
Part of the Opium Wars series.
#OpiumWars #ColonialHistory #IndiaHistory #DarkCorridors
Visual with #FridayReads under a blue background with a picture of Villa Salviati (home to the EUI History department)
Trying to make a fresh start
Read the 🔐 #OpenAccess article by our Alumnus Giovanni Tonolo on Dahomean politicians rethinking oil palm development in the late colonial period (1957-1960) 👉 loom.ly/8XDvOyw
📚 #Fridayreads #ColonialHistory #Decolonization
#summerschool #colonialhistory #postcolonial #city #LondonHistory
📷 Chris McKenna, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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On January 20, 2026, archaeologist María Florencia Becerra presented a lecture on pre-Columbian and colonial mining in the extreme northwestern highlands of Argentina.
#Archaeology #AndeanArchaeology #MiningHistory #Metallurgy #Archaeometallurgy #ColonialHistory #PreColumbian
British Government Loan 1917: MP Family Seeks Rs 35,000 War Debt After 100 Years
#BritishLoan1917 #SehoreNews #WorldWar1 #ColonialHistory #UKIndia #HistoricDebt #MadhyaPradesh #LegalNews #BreakingIndia #HistoryMatters
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As America celebrates its 250th birthday, discover its European origins and independent zeal in Virginia's Historic Triangle.
#Williamsburg #FamilyTravel #ColonialHistory #AmericanRevolution
Les ouvriers agricoles étaient rémunérés en partie en argent et en partie avec une ration quotidienne de vin bon marché.
#DidYouKnow #SouthAfricanHistory #DopSystem #ColonialHistory #TAIK #HistoryTidbits #AfricanHistory #KnowYourHistory
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#sandakan #sabah #malaysia #british #historiccity #borneoheritage #colonialhistory #travelmalaysia #southeastasia
Before the gunboats reached China, Britain built a pipeline in India. Opium was extracted from Indian soil under colonial control.
China lost silver. India lost sovereignty. Britain called it revenue. The empire was global. The cost was too.
Part 4 Opium Wars
#OpiumWars #India #ColonialHistory
Empire justified hierarchy as duty; Gandhi first worked within it before confronting its closed moral logic.
By Dr. Jan Muhammad Shaikh
Read more: thefridaytimes.com/23-Feb-2026/...
#BritishEmpire #Gandhi #ColonialHistory #Imperialism #Ambedkar #PoliticalThought
Empire justified hierarchy as duty; Gandhi first worked within it before confronting its closed moral logic.
By Dr. Jan Muhammad Shaikh
Read more: www.thefridaytimes.com/23-Feb-2026/...
#BritishEmpire #Gandhi #ColonialHistory #Imperialism #Ambedkar #PoliticalThought
CPA Missions salesiennes Belgian Congo Kafubu Workshop of mensuisery
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#CPAMissionsSalesiennes #BelgianCongo #Kafubu #WorkshopOfMensuisery #VintagePostcard #MissionaryHistory #ColonialHistory #Collectible #AntiquePostcard #CulturalHeritage
Lin Zexu destroyed 20,000 chests of British opium in 1839.
He wrote to Queen Victoria asking why Britain allowed abroad what it banned at home.
The reply wasn’t a letter.
It was war.
Part 2 of the Opium Wars series.
#OpiumWars #ColonialHistory #LinZexu
📣 New Podcast! "Rob McConnell Interviews - TIM SCULLION - Haunted Historical Williamsburg, Virginia" on @Spreaker #anomalies #apparitions #battlesites #colonialhistory #encounters #eyewitnesses #fieldresearch #folklore #ghosts #hauntedlocations #hauntedwilliamsburg #hauntings #heritage #history
Discover how colonialism and racism shaped the mission in Congo.
#ColonialHistory #WWIIEspionage #SpiesInTheCongo #books
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With or without the #monarchy, #Scotland still needs to answer for its own #colonialhistory under the #CompanyofScotland & address the far reaching #humanrightsfailures as reported just 2 months ago by Scottish Human Rights Commission #StateoftheNation + @hrcscotland.bsky.social
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Historical image of George Washington
Across the Atlantic, the French and Indian War raged. A young George Washington fought for Britain against French forces. #colonialhistory
Inde India Fiscal Cash certificate encashed in East Pakistan Rare
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#India #EastPakistan #FiscalHistory #CashCertificate #RareDocument #VintageFinance #HistoricalIndia #PakistanHistory #AntiquePaper #Numismatics #PhilatelyAndFinance #ColonialHistory
13/02/2026: Chao Tayiana Maina explains how colonial methods of repression used against the Mau Mau resurface in protests worldwide.
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#Decolonisation #MauMau #ChaoTayianaMaina #ColonialHistory #StateViolence #ArtAsWitness #CoversProject #OnKawara
Lord Jeremiah Baker never thought that he would ever find love.
He crossed the Atlantic to discover a new life
But in a new world on the brink of war, he discovers himself instead.
#WriterShareWednesday
#WIP
#WriteSky #AmEditing
#LGBTQ #ColonialHistory #HistoricalFiction #Algonquin
-Vibe- Feeling-
Kitchi and Jonas search for Jeremiah.
#WIPSnips #WriteSky
#WritingCommunity
#AmEditing #ColonialHistory #HistoricalFiction #Algonquin #QueerCharacters
-Liquid-(water)
Kitchi guides Jeremiah to his property and they explore the area together.
#WIPSnips #WriteSky
#WritingCommunity
#AmEditing #ColonialHistory #HistoricalFiction #Algonquin #QueerCharacters
BLACK LISBON: The Making of Anticolonial Internationalism in Portugal, 1910-1935 by Richard Mark Cleminson has now been published!
Find out more here: bit.ly/45UOhuo
#ColonialHistory #History #CulturalStudies #MobilityStudies
After six months together,Kitchi gives Jeremiah a meaningful gift that hits him hard.
#WIPSnips #WriteSky
#WritingCommunity
#AmEditing #GayRomance #QueerCharacters #HistoricalFiction #Colonialhistory #Algonquin
Jeremiah and Kitchi escape the rain and they share tea and get to know each other better.
#WIPSnips #WriteSky
#WritingCommunity
#AmEditing #GayRomance #QueerCharacters #HistoricalFiction #Colonialhistory #Algonquin
