I really enjoyed Six Frigates by Ian W.Toll, on the infancy of the U.S. Navy

This week I read Matthew Restall's Seven Myths About The Spanish Conquest. It was a good book, short and to the point. It addressed the big ever present myths about the conquest. In the Anglophonic world most of them rest on Prescott's old work. Apparently Dan Carlin hinted recently that he would be doing an episode about the conquest. This is probably a good book to read before that b/c I'm certain Carlin with use about 6 or the 7 myths that are addressed in the book.

Any recommendations for books about piracy during or after the Elizabethan era?

I've been reading the Aubrey/Maturin books by Patrick O'Brian, I am looking for good complimentary books on naval history, of any country so long as it is an interesting/ accurate read

Any recommendations for books on the history of Spain?

I've just been reading a book on a Victorian murder case, Did she kill him? A victorian tale of Deception, Adultery & Arsenic by Kat Colquhoun. Its an interesting read into, if nothing else, victorian medicines and a suffocating and ambitious middle class!

If you liked it, check out Children of Ash and Elm by Neil Price. I believe he referenced it in the podcast, and it's one of the best books I've read on the period.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dan-carlins-hardcore-history/id173001861?i=1000594618010 Dan Carlin’s latest podcast has been an incredible listen. Can’t wait for the follow up!

No King has ever slept in this bed:

The state bed later suffered damage in a fire and a new one was built in 1859 measuring 6ft long and 12ft high, made of walnut with gilt inlay.

As grand as the bed is, none of the subsequent monarchs chose to take up the offer of a sleepover in Parliament.

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Well thats no way to talk about William the conqueror!

Oh wait, you mean Charles....

Yea but there is a little bit of a difference here. One is talking about regular people falling into a tradition with family, the other is someone taking over as an autocratic ruler of a country and scraping the barrel for every shred of legitimacy they can muster to convince everyone they're ordained by god to be their authority. If your predecessor or several of them did a thing, well just in case you might as well too.

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Never heard of this. But completely fascinating. I wonder how many forms of martial combat have been and gone. The good ones just evolved I suppose.

That’s a funny story. Thanks for posting. Man I wish I lived somewhere where there was a lot of history

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Of course there's still the one real question that everyone wants to know: Is it in fact a king-sized bed, or have we just been lied to by mattress companies for years?

How do you know he smashed stuff?

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So is this the picture of the bed in question? Or is this another useless article with no picture as the internet tends to do?

Why do people comment without reading the bloomin' article?

So was I. Looks like I have some reading to do.

I was thinking that a women would be part of heir husbands "sippe" when they marry, but I may be wrong. But independently of that, the text dosen't mention that this is a fight between a wife and a husband.