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[–] Candelestine@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Still an educated academic, simply self-taught. If you do your due diligence appropriately, which your fluency with source material seems to demonstrate is so, that's good enough for me.

I'm reminded of Drachinifel on youtube, originally an engineer by trade, but now a well-regarded expert on naval historiography, specifically from the age of sail to the pre-modern era, with a particular focus on Spanish ships.

Dude just reads a lot, and has research skills, a good memory and a knack for history communication.