RevWarHeart

Do you guys know what’s coming up?

ladyhistory:

magicallylincoln:

150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG
Like, do people not understand how important this year is

It’s the sesquicentennial (150th anniversary) of The Proclamation, the fabulous Gettysburg Address, the not so fabulous Battle of Gettysburg

aka really big history stuff

I TOTALLY WAS GOING TO TRY TO MAKE IT TO THE BATTLEFIELD THIS SUMMER FOR THE 150TH BUT I DECIDED TO GO TO D.C. INSTEAD (the gov’t teacher in me won out)

Also I didn’t want to have to fight my way through every Civil War buff in the nation because there are going to be some SERIOUS HISTORY TIEMS YOU FEEL ME

So I’ll just listen to my Gettysburg car audio-tour CD that we got when we last visited the battlefield and be there with everyone in spirit

~~I NEED TO REREAD THE KILLER ANGELS TOO OMG~~

~~and then just watch Gettysburg~~

~~and blast my GB soundtrack~~

I JUST RECITED THE WHOLE KILLER ANGELS SPEECH FROM MEMORY AFTER NOT SEEING THE MOVIE FOR OVER TWO YEARS, HOW DID I DO THAT?

I would go, but I have a feeling I’d be trampled to death there. Seriously. There will be one billion people at the battlefield and roughly half of them will be reenactors. XD It will be amazing, but HUGE crowds and me don’t mix. I am celebrating in my heart.

<333

Also, yes, watch ALL THE GETTYSBURG.

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I love you Tom and Lawrence,

antonio-m:

flashandfootle:

scrabblesaturdays:

Horace Vernet. The Battle of Fontenoy (1828)

The Battle of Fontenoy was won by the French Army in 1745. An officer is kissing another young officer who just received the red ribbon of the Military Order of St. Louis (in his left hand).

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ah, art, art history, old paintings, 18th century, battles, War of the Austrian Succession,