am thrilled to announce the publication of our latest peer-reviewed research, "Sowing Eagles: 200 Years of Forging Waterloo Battlefield Relics." From October in the 'Revue belge d’Histoire ­Militaire' you can read online here already: sramakvvl.be/en/sowing-ea... @bernardwilkin.bsky.social

How did trade tariffs affect the bone industry in the 19th century? And how did it contribute to the exploitation of the bodies of the Waterloo fallen? Find out for free in our article www.journalbelgianhistory.be/en/journal/b...

The site of the 1914 Sarajevo assassination. Having worked on the First World War for two decades, it felt very strange to finally stand there.

One for the many First World War historians out there. A relic of the last emperor of Austria inside the cathedral of Funchal, Madeira.

Today the postman made me a happy bunny, despite having to pay €19 in customs for my author's copies. Thank you Brexit.

On the train to Brussels to talk about the missing bones of the Napoleonic wars to a room full of archeologists. Cannot wait to meet @simonverdegem.bsky.social and share the research written with @robschaefer-historian.com and @tonypollard.bsky.social

Folks, it's Saturday. A good time to talk about personal hobbies. What is your guilty pleasure or assumed hobby ? When I'm not with family or hiking, I play guitar in a rock band. One thing for sure, we'll never make it to Glastonbury, but we don't lack enthusiasm.

Congratulations! Loved Fighting for Napoleon and Fighting the British. So glad you and your dad are continuing to make these French soldiers' accounts accessible.

😍 Proud to announce that the new 📖 written by my dad and myself is out! Fighting the Russians examines the crucial role played by Russia through hundreds of original letters, notebooks and accounts written by French soldiers at the time of the events or shortly after the fall of Napoleon.

Hello everyone, another presentation post as more of you are following me. I'm a historian at the Belgian State Archives. I've co-written several books, including these two babies published in 2024. Don't hesitate to say hi and follow me, I look forward to our courteous exchanges on this platform.

A visit to the Brussels war museum where I saw a First World War plane. I was thirteen.

Before it was associated with an enemy symbol in 1914, the iron cross was a coveted medal in Belgium. It was awarded for bravery during the Belgian Revolution of 1830 and was proudly referenced on recipients'graves, such as this one (wounded in action in 1830, decorated with the iron cross).

Meet the three unfortunate German soldiers who were evacuated in 1870 from the French front to neutral Liège (Belgium), where they died of their wounds. Two years later, six thousand people came to the official inaugural ceremony and sang Wacht am Rhein. They are still buried here 153 years later.

The good @bernardwilkin.bsky.social and I are patiently (interminably) waiting for the peer review of our latest paper. How long did you wait for your last peer review? #historians

Greeting everybody, just made the jump from Twitter, thanks to @thehistoryguy.bsky.social . For those who don't know me, I research military history, including the bones of Waterloo with @germilhistory.bsky.social . Who should I follow on this platform? Any recommendation ?