Listing Bookmarks

List of Bookmarks

  1. Public Bookmark 14

    Summary

    All the awkwardness of seeking a volunteer for an attempt, which every soldier was convinced was as good as asking a man to cast away his life to no purpose, naturally recommended Colonel Hamilton's offer; in any case, Washington allow'd himself to be persuaded, and the operation was carried out an hour later, in a deserted and fallow field some half a mile from the encampment.

    21 May 2012

  2. Rec 1

    Summary

    "For who so firm that cannot be seduced?" - Cassius, Act I/Scene 2.

    29 Apr 2012

  3. Public Bookmark 2

    Summary

    Seven times Alexander Hamilton didn't talk to Thomas Jefferson (and what probably should have been said).

    11 Apr 2012

  4. Public Bookmark 3

    Summary

    In which Washington and Hamilton are driven by necessity to seek shelter together.

    6 Apr 2012

  5. Rec 32

    Summary

    The cast and crew of Horrible Histories CBBC takes the piss out of Gay and Lesbian history. Sketches include: “Internatyonal Man of Myfterie”, “The Lesbians who Don’t Do Anything”, “Henry Bollingbroke Doesn’t Like Dick”, and three new Savage Songs!

    2 Apr 2012

  6. Rec 3

    Summary

    Captain Steve Rogers of the Continental Army is sent to secure the help of Iron Man, notorious privateer. Yes, this means pirates...sort of.

    20 Jan 2012

  7. Public Bookmark 1

    Summary

    Jefferson, Adams and Franklin come to a deeper understanding of their feelings for each other in the Marquis de Layfatte's bathroom.

    21 Feb 2011

    Notes

    Horrifying. And amazing. And apparently historically inaccurate in many ways, but I can't help but think that it communicates something really profound about our Founding Fathers. (Namely, that they were ugly. Especially Franklin.)

  8. Public Bookmark 1

    Summary

    If John had survived the war, Alexander would have had someone he could talk to.

    27 Dec 2009