European indecisiveness in the face of a “predatory American republic” - a problem that already existed 200 years ago. 👑🦅🇲🇽 Read my review of Raymond Jonas’ latest book on @ceureviewofbooks.bsky.social and embrace the eternal timeliness of Habsburg history. 🖤💛 #habsburg #geopolitics #mexico

CEU Review of Books@ceureviewofbooks.bsky.social · 7mo ago

In Habsburgs on the Rio Grande (@harvardpress.bsky.social), Raymond Jonas re-examines the Second Mexican Empire & argues that rather than being a historical sideshow, it was at the centre of historic power struggles. @barnabas-szabo.bsky.social reviews the book. ceureviewofbooks.com/review/a-hab...

Today marks the 178th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, which formally ended the Mexican-American War. "The anniversary is also significant because the treaty was negotiated by a U.S. diplomat in direct defiance of the president of the US," writes expert James Lindsay.

Remembering the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo  | Council on Foreign Relations

The United States secured the third-largest territorial acquisition in its history after a U.S. diplomat defied the president who appointed him.

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Had the pleasure to review Oskar J. Rojewski's "Painter to the Queen" in the Journal of Baltic Studies @balticstudies.bsky.social. An exquisite work of Art & Court History taking the reader on a fascinating adventure across princely courts circa 1500. Have a read: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Saint? 😇 Road-rage killer? 🗡️ Patriot? 🦸🏻‍♂️ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Read my take on the adventurous life of Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun on @engelsbergideas.bsky.social. Huge thanks to the editors! 🙏

Engelsberg Ideas@engelsbergideas.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Andrew Fletcher: modern patriot, tragic hero | Barnabás Szabó engelsbergideas.com/portraits/an...

Joseph Smith commanded men in morality, history and religion, drawing thousands of followers to his church, but a lack of strategic insight doomed the Mormon militias that fought for him. When the Mormons had a military | Katherine Bayford engelsbergideas.com/essays/when-...

When the Mormons had a military

Joseph Smith commanded men in morality, history and religion, drawing thousands of followers to his church, but a lack of strategic insight doomed the Mormon militias that fought for him.

engelsbergideas.com

A special issue that I edited on "Erased: A History of International Thought Without Men" (2025) by Patricia Owens has gone to production – I look forward to seeing the collection published @global-ih.bsky.social! It includes five review articles and a reply article by @whitproject.bsky.social

Grateful to see my article on Narcís Feliu de la Penya and the strategies he employed to convey his vision for a prosperous #Catalonia in the 1680s published in the Journal of Applied History @degruyterbrill.bsky.social It’s open access too!