Interesting Links for 12-07-2014

[andrewducker]

• Do Not Take Writing Advice from the Worst Muse
  (tags: writing advice funny )
• Making people feel bad about who they are is actually a really, really ineffective way to get them to change.
  (tags: change advice weight shame )
• Awesome women from Scottish history: Black Agnes
  (tags: women war scotland history )
• Nice Queen/ACDC mashup
  (tags: music

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Awesome women from Scottish history: Black Agnes

[cartesiandaemon]

And once again, a tidbit from history which sounded a bit unrealistic when I thought GRRM had made it up :)

Re: Awesome women from Scottish history: Black Agnes

[andrewducker]

History: If you made it up, nobody would believe you.

I got it from AMuseOfFyre - she got it from Horrible Histories:
http://amuseoffyre.tumblr.com/post/91478545250/teflonly-this-day-in-horrible-history-10

Re: Awesome women from Scottish history: Black Agnes

[bart_calendar]

It would be interesting to create a chart of who the real people the GOT characters are based on.

Tyrian is Richard III, and most of the rest are from the War of the Roses, but I'm sure there are more references in there.

Re: Awesome women from Scottish history: Black Agnes

[andrewducker]

Maybe when George is done we can get him to annotate the whole thing :->

Re: Awesome women from Scottish history: Black Agnes

[bart_calendar]

So, you think he's going to live to be 175?