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Anke
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Palmer when describing the different governments of city states: "Milan (Duchy), Urbino (Duchy), Ferrara (Duchy), Naples (Kingdom), Bologna (mess), Rome (papal mess)."
I love the sass in this book.
— Mar 06, 2026 04:07AM
I love the sass in this book.
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Anke
is on page 41 of 768
New favorite quote: "Each lab brews different things to make the world better: Chem Lab, new meds; Physics Lab, new particles; History and Philosophy Labs, new proofs that Nazis are wrong."
— Mar 03, 2026 04:33AM
Anke
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This book is written in a way that feels like an enthusiastic, history nerd friend infodumping about their hyperfixation. I love it
— Feb 24, 2026 04:16AM
Anke
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A book about the Renaissance that's both irreverent and a labor of love, in which the author aims to lift the veil of a) the mythmaking around the period and b) the way historians shape & create narratives? Count me the fuck in!
— Feb 22, 2026 08:42AM
