Along the A303 near #Amesbury there is an arrangement of trees marking the positions of warships during 1788's Battle of the Nile. #history #napoleonicwars #nelson #Napoleon #RoyalNavy
Dr Matthew Taylor, author of "Black Redcoats"
@blackredcoats.bsky.social
Historian & presenter bringing a fabulous tale of adventure & liberation to light.
Treated myself to this 1987 "War of 1812" game today. Classy little thing with beautiful map & some good history-inspired special rules. #warof1812 #Canada #history @tom4141tom.bsky.social
📅 #onthisday 24 August 1814 – Britain burns Washington 🔥🏛️ The fall of the US capital wasn’t imperial revenge. African Americans fighting with British forces shattered American resistance. @blackredcoats.bsky.social explains why this moment mattered. 🎧 Listen 👉 pod.fo/e/3725c0 #otd #onthisdate
Happy Real Estate Redevelopment of #Washington DC day to all those who celebrate. #history #Canada #Warof1812
Behold the MS Paint monstrosity that a cover designer at Pen and Sword will struggle with to make good. #history #authorlife #ww2 #burma
#Blackhistory #mystery! This is a cut-glass, enameled beaker which bears the arms of the Crown Prince Jacques-Victor Henry from the reign of King Henry I (1811-1820 of #Haiti). It may be a #Vienna ranftbecher. If anyone has any insight on this item from any angle, please get in touch! #history
"Uncle Sam" by Steve Darnall, art by Alex Ross. Great read on this day. #comics #America250 #july4th
A magic day at Apsley House talking #Waterloo thank you to all who came to listen & thank you to our amazing presenters @zwhitehistory.bsky.social @graemecallister.bsky.social @lureynol.bsky.social & Michael Rayner for bringing their knowledge! #History #Napoleonic
#Fathersday is coming & there is no #DadBook like a military history, so get your auld fella a book telling them a story of #Napoleonic action I can guarantee they've not heard of before! "Black Redcoats" is available from Pen & Sword, Amazon & more! #History #reading #books
I am yet again recommending that everyone watch the imperfect, but still brilliant, 2004 "CSA: The Confederate States of America" mockumentary. It's not just a "what if" for #ACW nerds, it is much more brilliant than that. And it is all on youtube! #History #althistory #movies
We talk a lot about the #Suwalkigap but must less about the Morecambe Gap - a narrow 11 mile stretch that is the only thing stopping #Yorkshire from being a trans-island superpower with control over Northumberland, Cumbria, and Scotland, which would inevitably fall under its sway. #Strategy
Come & see a crack team of #Napoleonic historians (and me!) talking about #Waterloo! #History #authorlife
Dr Matthew Taylor, author of "Black Redcoats"@blackredcoats.bsky.social · 4mo agoOn 20 June 2026 - come & join me & a crack team of excellent #Waterloo historians to talk about... WATERLOO! We're at Apsley House, the Iron Duke's own home, and we want all #Napoleonic #History fans to come!
Another #stateopening of #Parliament where I spent most of the day shouting abuse at the TV #journalists telling the audience "oh that's very historical with meaning" without actually saying anything to contextualise the ceremonies & their meanings. Agony! #history #screaming
For no reason at all I'm reading this alt #history novel where an authoritarian (you may have heard of) willing to weaponise all aspects of #federal power becomes #President. Truly, an unimaginable romp.
On 20 June 2026 - come & join me & a crack team of excellent #Waterloo historians to talk about... WATERLOO! We're at Apsley House, the Iron Duke's own home, and we want all #Napoleonic #History fans to come!
Lost my nerve with #Microsoft trying to get into #outlook yesterday and confronted by a wall of "use copilot". No thanks, I can still click a button. #AI #Abominableintelligence #butlerianjihad
Perhaps the ultimate #wargaming #rpg example of "If it has stats, we can kill it" in 1982's Fantasy Wargaming ... why not take on the Christian God? And a Leo, really? #Theology #Leo #History
Had a lovely morning giving @patersonjoseph.bsky.social my Black History tour of #Parliament; largely focused on the remarkable #Georgian era - a personal favourite! #History #authorlife
I feel seen!
Mark M. Turner@markturner25.bsky.social · 4mo agoA historical reading recommendation for your consideration. "Black Redcoats: The Corps of Colonial Marines, 1814-1816," by Dr. Matthew Taylor @blackredcoats.bsky.social, published in 2024. You can listen to the author talk about his book here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qt-c....
Love a good timeline to help me visualise things, & this one has helped me properly realise that in January 1945 in #WW2 #Burma, every #African unit of the British Army in Burma, except for 3 #Nigeria Brigade, was in action. #History @historybowsh.bsky.social @badsocialism.bsky.social
Working on #ww2 #Burma has made me on jungle-y I've went & made a whole Epic scale #40k #Catachan army on the side. Very proud of my infantry in textbook patrol movement formations. Next up, Tarantula platforms as bunkers. #wargaming
Now that #PhD is in the bag, back to the grind! If you're a #history #military history, #blackhistory or #napoleonic group/podcast & you need an hour filled by an INCREDIBLE tale of War, Heroism, & Self-Emancipation. CALL ME IN! I'll travel far & I'm cheap. Send a message & get me on your schedule!
More fun with #maps for #Burma. This time showing the 81st West #African Division's 1st campaign in the Kaladan Valley; this is animated to go along with my presentation. #history @historybowsh.bsky.social @almurray.bsky.social
Working on my next book & having fun with #maps for a presentation on the subject. This sums up 11th East #Africa division fighting in #Burma 1944 @historybowsh.bsky.social @badsocialism.bsky.social #history #ww2 @almurray.bsky.social
Me: right Matt, first post since you became Dr Matt #PhD #authorlife better make it a doozy that shows you're meant to be part of the intellectual #history #elite. Anyway, here's the most tragic image I've ever seen on Amazon.
Yesterday at 1600 my @penandswordbooks.bsky.social work "Black Redcoats" passed the line to become a #PhD by prior publication, & I became a Dr. I couldn't have done this without myriad support from so many people, inc my benefactor Karole & supervisor Alison. Very proud. #History #Blackhistory
#today in 1941 the USSR & Empire of Japan sign a Neutrality Agreement. This I think is one of the most underappreciated #WW2 #history moments with massive ramifications for how the war played out. @historybowsh.bsky.social @almurray.bsky.social
