Sir Winston Churchill reportedly said to an airman he bestowed the Victoria Cross upon for valor: “You must been rather humble and awkward in my presence, but think how humble and awkward that I feel in yours.” Churchill would’ve said the same about the people of Ukraine now 4 years in. Salut them.
The Scholar and the Storm: When Charles V Made Erasmus Councillor and the Reformation Took a Different Tact
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If you caught @cbssundaymorning.bsky.social ‘s piece about overtourism in Europe—take a peek at a way to travel that avoids flooding the sites we hold so dear. As someone who relocated to Europe, I agree! jaywaytravel.com/blog/can-cus...
The Emperor's Gambit: Richard The Lionheart Stays In An Iron Cage and Europe Is Lit Aflame
Richard I of England is alive, caged, furious.
Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor believes he holds a lever that can bend England.
The chess board of Europe waits.
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“Margaret’s envoys increased pressure. Papists invoked Christian unity. Rome’s memory of the 1527 sack remained raw. Genoese captains quietly calculated profit margins: protected convoy versus independent risk. Spanish tercios in Naples stood as silent reminder... open.substack.com/pub/rerouted...
French Affair: The Queen’s Secret—Margaret of Anjou, Valois Agent in the English Crown
What if Margaret of Anjou was truly a spy in the House of Lancaster? 🤔
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“At the center of the intellectual storm stood the most famous scholar in Europe: Desiderius Erasmus. His books traveled farther than armies. His Latin flowed through universities, monasteries, and courts. Printers from Basel to Venice competed to… reroutedbyhistory.substack.com/p/the-schola...
“Catherine commands time. Rather than a righteous struggle. She frames. Speaks of trusteeship rather than conquest. Legalism. Cities listen. Princes calculate. The Maid advances toward danger. The war prepares to choose between bloodline and belief... reroutedbyhistory.substack.com/p/the-queen-...
