Tag: gifts
Christmas Shopping and Westphalia
I just noticed that you can buy the letter signed by Emperor Ferdinand III (shown left) at Amazon.com. My first thought was, who would want a letter signed by Ferdinand III? Charles I, maybe, or Louis XIV, or Richelieu, but Ferdinand III? He is not exactly a monarch whose name is known to a lot …
More history garments
In addition to the nerd onesie (see below), we now have the arrogant history-major t-shirt. You don’t get much else from a history major, so in that sense, this shirt is entirely understandable. One of my professors told me that everyone else wants to be an historian, which is the consolation for going into a …
Westphalia for Nerds
I was fascinated to discover the onesie on the left recently (yes, it really is available for sale — click on the image to go to the site). Apparently the Peace of Westphalia defines nerdiness these days. (Sadly, the image appears to be gone forever, but the page can still be viewed on the wayback …