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19th Century

Land Grab or Business as Usual?

16th January 2026 Always Worth Saying 0

A early as 2019, President Donald Trump made headlines by suggesting that the United States should consider buying Greenland from Denmark, a proposal that immediately sparked debate and international attention. While the idea seemed unusual [more…]

18th Century

How Napoleon went from ‘Cannibal’ to ‘Majesty’ in 20 days

13th March 2024 Going Postal 0

In French history, the period from March 1 to March 20, 1815 is known as Le Vol de l’Aigle: the Flight of the Eagle. The Eagle, of course, was Napoleon – the diminutive Corsican whose [more…]

19th Century

Sabrage, or how to show off at parties

31st August 2022 Going Postal 0

You have all seen old Hollywood movies showing Napoleonic cavalry officers celebrating by cutting the tops off of champagne bottles. The name for this is sabrage. As with most things in movies there is some [more…]

19th Century

Every Picture Tells a Story

3rd February 2021 Going Postal 0

Puffins, Puffins, pay attention, please. Free time is over, so put away your things and we are going to have a nice story, so gather over here, make a circle on the floor all around [more…]

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