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Discovering Pompeii - review
Posted on: 7 June 2024
It was just after midday. The sun was high in the sky and radiating heat over the Roman town. Most people sought shade, perhaps beneath a portico or under a tree. The family of four hurried down the...
β β β ββ (2018)
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New history books in May 2024
Posted on: 1 June 2024
12 to add to the pile from last month with a common theme of colonial conflict - from Yale and Slavery, encounters between indigenous Australian people and the British, the Spice Trade, and the direct...
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Conquered - review
Posted on: 24 May 2024
This is a fascinating description of what happened to certain Anglo-Saxon (and Anglo-Danish) individuals and families in the years immediately following the Norman Conquest. But as the author herself...
β β β β β (2022)
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Three years old today! π
Posted on: 21 May 2024
This website started in May 2021, three years ago today. This post is a reflection on how it is all going: what it has achieved, what it has not, what may be still to come. This is split into two...
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Arise, England - review
Posted on: 17 May 2024
Can you predict the actions of any individual? Can you even predict what you will yourself do tomorrow? Of course, for most of us for most of the time, what we choose to do tomorrow wonβt have much...
β β β β β (2024)
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New history books in April 2024
Posted on: 1 May 2024
A few more on the shelf this month compared to last, with a couple that may even qualify for blockbuster history book status, if you are an E Cline or a Z Badawi fan... Click the book covers to see a...
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The Nirvana Express - review
Posted on: 19 April 2024
My first step on the road to enlightenment occurred about ten years ago in the offices of an accounting firm in London. I was sitting in a meeting room with about twenty actuaries, my eyes closed...
β β β β β (2023)
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New history books in March 2024
Posted on: 1 April 2024
March always seems to be a slower month for history books for some reason that I can't entirely fathom, but there's enough to be getting on with! I've shared a few notes below on a few that I would...
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Footmarks - review
Posted on: 8 March 2024
The worldβs oldest bum print can be found in Tuc dβAudoubert cave, in AriΓ¨ge, France. A team of archaeologists and skilled trackers, interpreting footprints on the cave floor that had been undisturbed...
β β βββ (2023)
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New history books in February 2024
Posted on: 1 March 2024
14 new history books in the metaphorical bag from Feb 2024. For some reason this month has proven to be quite a global mix, which I like! Click the book covers to see a zoomed in image and links to...
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One Fine Day - review
Posted on: 27 February 2024
In the UK when we think of twentieth century history, World War 2 tends to dominate. Great Britain, this plucky sceptred isle, standing alone against the menace of Nazi Germany. An isolated bastion of...
β β β β β (2023)
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New history books in January 2024
Posted on: 1 February 2024
12 new history books identified over Jan 2024. A fairly ecclectic mix but with some familar historical themes such as modern Russia and the British Empire. A few top picks highlighted below! Click the...
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