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Originally Posted By GuineaDago585⏩
Good question. I guess I’m just fascinated how the Gilded Age kinda shaped America’s perception of wealth and the wealthy themselves. Those early industrialists like Carnegie and Rockefeller became cultural archetypes and really don’t differ much from modern billionaires. Then there’s the rapid industrialization and expansion of travel through the railroads. Just very interesting times. You could argue we’re living through another Gilded Age today.

This documentary was pretty interesting:



I’ve also been reading more about President Grant recently, just not in depth. I might start reading his memoirs. Seems like an underrated leader.
Doc looks interesting. I read that Grant went BK and was in ill health. He wrote his memoirs to help his family financially.


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Tower of Babel
Have you come across the suggestion that the internet/AI could be a sort of new Tower of Babel? It's pretty nice now that X automatically translates posts enabling freer communication between people from different countries.


Originally Posted By kimm4⏩

What's not to like? Seems like an amazing era given you were relatively well off.
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post 10000156961 05-07-2026, 05:56 PM
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Anyone looking at this thread, if you're American (or even if not), you can watch 'The Men Who Built America' (no sexiss). It's an interestingly developed piece of filmatography. I enjoyed watching it. I'm someone who didn't give af about history in school.

Edit: It's so good me and my ex used to get into fights over it....ahh..Jay zuz
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Originally Posted By LDARidonot⏩
Anyone looking at this thread, if you're American (or even if not), you can watch 'The Men Who Built America' (no sexiss). It's an interestingly developed piece of filmatography. I enjoyed watching it. I'm someone who didn't give af about history in school.
Can confirm, it's a great series watch. :)
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post 10000156965 05-07-2026, 05:59 PM
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Originally Posted By LDARidonot⏩
Anyone looking at this thread, if you're American (or even if not), you can watch 'The Men Who Built America' (no sexiss). It's an interestingly developed piece of filmatography. I enjoyed watching it. I'm someone who didn't give af about history in school.
Nice. Looks like 11 episodes are available on YT.

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post 10000156966 05-07-2026, 06:00 PM
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Originally Posted By kimm4⏩
Can confirm, it's a great watch. :)
It's so fkn good. LOL
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Originally Posted By LDARidonot⏩
It's so fkn good. LOL
The entire series is fantastic.
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post 10000156983 05-07-2026, 06:12 PM
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Originally Posted By katya422⏩
Nice. Looks like 11 episodes are available on YT.


This almost gives me chills watching this first episode again.
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Neat Viking post.



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Originally Posted By GuineaDago585⏩
Some things I've seen recently have made me curious about President Grant.
There is a great docu series on Grant on the History Channel. Dude was a badass. Hated slavery but married to one of the largest slaveholding families in America. His FiL was stunned when he caught Grant working alongside his slaves.

Also his time at West Point with Lee and Sherman is very interesting.

https://www.history.com/shows/grant

Leo DeCaprio produced it.
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Reposting some.....


Besides bronze age, I suppose I should get some books on local medieval times, as my older sister found some interesting stuff, only going straight down maternal and paternal lines - mostly peasants but:

6 noble lines on one branch that could go deeper in history with. Would have never expected.


Bengt Turesson (Bielke)

https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bengt_Turesson_(Bielke)

Born 1291. Was a type of minister/riksråd.

Coat of arms:


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Failing links atm (no idea why) brb...
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Another is: Natt och Dag (Night and Day)






Ulvåsaätten / Lejon (lion)
https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnus_Gudmarsson_(Ulv%C3%A5sa%C3%A4tten)





Finstaätten

https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finsta%C3%A4tten




Hammerstaätten / Grip
https://minerva.riddarhuset.se/att/hammerstaatten/


Snakenborgätten – couldn't find info or coat of arms yet.







The 1st family seemed to have had a queen. Gunilla Bielke (25 June 1568 – 19 July 1597) , Queen (1585-92.) Seems too crazy to be true so need look into more later.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunilla_Bielke

Seem to have birthed a prince and not a king (was hoping.) I have to buy some books and dive deeper into history I guess.
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Ancient and Medieval - I know that's super broad.
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Originally Posted By WendellX⏩
There is a great docu series on Grant on the History Channel. Dude was a badass. Hated slavery but married to one of the largest slaveholding families in America. His FiL was stunned when he caught Grant working alongside his slaves.

Also his time at West Point with Lee and Sherman is very interesting.

https://www.history.com/shows/grant

Leo DeCaprio produced it.
Cool find. Thanks for sharing.


Originally Posted By steffo99⏩
Reposting some.....


Besides bronze age, I suppose I should get some books on local medieval times, as my older sister found some interesting stuff, only going straight down maternal and paternal lines - mostly peasants but:

6 noble lines on one branch that could go deeper in history with. Would have never expected.


Bengt Turesson (Bielke)

https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bengt_Turesson_(Bielke)

Born 1291. Was a type of minister/riksråd.

Coat of arms:


I like genealogy too. But not enough to put in any real work yet.
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post 10000157959 05-08-2026, 12:54 PM
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Originally Posted By Polaris⏩
Ancient and Medieval - I know that's super broad.
How ancient we talking here?

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