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Draining the Dutch bogs worked, until the land started to sink. A medieval lesson in technical debt.
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True stories from the past, told with curiosity and a little wit, and what we can still learn from them.
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What's Left on Day 19
Two invasions in nineteen days. King Harold's 1066 and the capacity question every ops team knows.
The Ten Days Europe Skipped
In 1582 Catholic Europe skipped ten days. Why half the continent refused, and what that says about rolling out change.
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History has a point.
Every leadership challenge has been tried before, often by someone in chain mail. Each story in this series starts with a real historical decision, then turns it into a practical lesson for managers today.
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Meet Marcy
A historian and guide in Maastricht, leading tours for the city and at Maastricht Underground. During the week I work in technology, but history is my love, especially the stories that still echo through old stone walls and quiet cathedrals.
Good history is built on facts, but that doesn't mean it has to be boring.More about me →
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