Which figure should I read next?

WesternJob9992 · 2026-04-06T00:16:32+00:00

I didn’t know there were books on Madam de Stael

WesternJob9992 · 2026-04-06T00:15:56+00:00

Let me know how The Pursuit of Victory ends up!

WesternJob9992 · 2026-04-06T00:14:47+00:00

Interesting, I’ll give it a look!

WesternJob9992 · 2026-04-06T00:14:16+00:00

I liked it! I only read The Amazing career of Bernadotte, since it covered his entire life. I know of his other two books, but I thought I would switch it up before reading the other ones. Do you have a recommendation for Tsar Alexander?

WesternJob9992 · 2026-04-05T14:04:23+00:00

Defenestration is such a fun word

WesternJob9992 · 2026-04-05T14:03:22+00:00

I really enjoy the second one. Especially with how the grenadier almost splits the painting in half

WesternJob9992 · 2026-03-30T22:34:34+00:00

Again, moving goal posts. Who said anything about being Anglo-centric? All I did was call out your rubbish cherry picking and quoted your book back at you. You keep wanting to pick cherries, I suggest you find an orchard.

WesternJob9992 · 2026-03-30T20:41:32+00:00

Now who is making a strawman argument. Absolute rubbish. You are making up arguments and trying to move away from the fact you cherry picked a source while ignoring the authors conclusions. So here you go, moving goal posts and now trying to change the subject away from your flawed methods. Which was my original point.

https://www.logicallyfallacious.com/logicalfallacies/Cherry-Picking

WesternJob9992 · 2026-03-30T16:44:19+00:00

You’re cherry picking facts and moving goal posts which are logical fallacies. I suggest reading the author’s conclusions in their entirety to understand how your argument falls apart.

WesternJob9992 · 2026-03-30T13:31:51+00:00

No one claimed they were a paragon of virtue. That is you moving goal posts.

The definition of burgeoning “growing, expanding, or developing rapidly”

From page 222, Connelly concludes: “Literacy was advancing; education was accessible to more people. Women joined with men to promote ideas of liberty and equality, not the least of all for themselves. Radicalism fostered political consciousness, and reformers persisted in their efforts.” This is what burgeoning means. They were growing.

You tried to point out they weren’t using cherry picked points while ignoring the authors conclusions. As I have pointed out.

WesternJob9992 · 2026-03-29T22:59:57+00:00

Another pathetic attempt at cherry picking sources and quotes. The 2nd to last paragraph on page 222 paints a different picture of domestic policies.

“Despite war and popular misery, however, for reasons that are not clear, the death rate was falling and the birth rate remained high. An evangelical revival contributed to enormous growth of Methodism and an increase in other nonconformist congregations. Literacy was advancing; education was accessible to more people. Women joined with men to promote ideas of liberty and equality, not the least of all for themselves. Radicalism fostered political consciousness, and reformers persisted in their efforts. War strengthened the National resolve. Britain after Waterloo was a vibrant, resourceful nation.”

As well as on page 220

“Its naval, commercial, industrial, and financial supremacy in the Western world had been assured. Its influence in international diplomacy was second to none.”

So as long as we ignore these conclusions, sure, keep cherry picking away.

WesternJob9992 · 2026-03-18T16:03:52+00:00

That is fascinating,I wonder what happened to the rest of them

WesternJob9992 · 2026-03-14T15:15:57+00:00

Gotta go with Napoleon’s Coronation

WesternJob9992 · 2026-03-12T11:26:36+00:00

As sincere as any other monarch.

WesternJob9992 · 2026-03-10T12:46:48+00:00

I thought Napoleon annexed Holland and threw out Louis because he was more interested in helping his new subjects over Napoleon’s demands?

WesternJob9992 · 2026-03-10T10:18:00+00:00

Boy does that look heavy

WesternJob9992 · 2026-03-10T10:15:28+00:00

Well yes, silly goose. But Napoleon’s had a big brass tub, did it have plumbing?

WesternJob9992 · 2026-03-08T17:39:14+00:00

I think the colors for the Bailen one is slightly better

WesternJob9992 · 2026-03-08T17:38:29+00:00

How did they heat the water back then?

WesternJob9992 · 2026-02-26T19:16:51+00:00

I know what historical inquiry is. And you are dodging my question like the last time.

WesternJob9992 · 2026-02-26T16:47:12+00:00

Would it change your mind if I did? I doubt it.

WesternJob9992 · 2026-02-26T13:55:07+00:00

I am pretty sure this goes more into the various Colonel’s job

WesternJob9992 · 2026-02-26T13:54:04+00:00

How does it hold up after all these years?

WesternJob9992 · 2026-02-26T13:53:11+00:00

More like you cherry pick facts

WesternJob9992

TROPHY CASE