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The Extraordinary Journey of David Ingram - review
Posted on: 7 July 2023
The truth is rarely pure and never simple. Modern life would be very tedious if it were either, and [writing history] a complete impossibility! Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest,...
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New history books in June 2023
Posted on: 1 July 2023
It was a bit more of a struggle to find history books this month, partly because less were published in general and also because the Amazon books Advanced Search seems to have partially broken, so I...
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UPROAR! - review
Posted on: 20 June 2023
London has been invaded. Rank upon rank of enemy troops march through the capital. Prominent politicians are being beheaded on a balcony overlooking a busy street, while others hang by the neck from a...
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Hawkhurst - review
Posted on: 9 June 2023
Smuggling is a shadowy business, so it is perhaps appropriate that our imaginations are peopled by fictional characters rather than real life historical smugglers. So as a child I loved the Captain...
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New history books in May 2023
Posted on: 1 June 2023
So what have we got? It's a pretty good haul this month, centered around Europe mostly but with travel around the world as a bit of a motif... Click the book covers to see a zoomed in image and links...
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How can we apply history in our daily life?
Posted on: 26 May 2023
Regular readers of this website will, I imagine, often think to themselves: I know you guys read a lot of history books but how does this actually help you in your day to day life? Perhaps the best...
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Great Kingdoms of Africa - review
Posted on: 18 May 2023
Ancient Egyptian kings loved to portray themselves bashing someone elseโs head in. One of the most famous head-basher kings is Narmer, often considered to be the first ruler of a unified Egypt,...
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Brotherhood of Kings - review
Posted on: 5 May 2023
How do you deal with a bully? This is a problem that most of us will have considered at some point in our lives. But what if your bully is the ruler of a superpower, directly controls an enormous...
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New history books in April 2023
Posted on: 1 May 2023
It's mostly European history this month, plus a couple of grand narratives with collapse and microbial doom as a theme... Click the book covers to see a zoomed in image and links to Amazon if you like...
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The Blazing World - review
Posted on: 28 April 2023
This is an enjoyable and easy read, with a breezy tone throughout. The author, an historian at Kellogg College, Oxford, has his own website https://thesocialhistorian.wordpress.com/, described as...
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Two Houses, Two Kingdoms - review
Posted on: 20 April 2023
The handsome black pig sniffed the musky Parisian air and grunted quietly with satisfaction. Lowering his snout to the floor, he sniffed again, picking up the unmistakable scent of fresh offal....
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Can you learn Lessons from History? - School of History Inspection Report
Posted on: 1 April 2023
While researching local secondary schools for my kids I recently came across this intriguing (and damning) school inspection report, which I am sharing here in full just in case anyone is thinking of...
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