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Words The Vikings Gave Us - review
Posted on: 9 June 2022
Words the Vikings gave us by Grace Tierney is rather different to the majority of the books reviewed on this blog as it is effectively a glossary of Viking words still in use today, or which have...
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New history books in May 2022
Posted on: 1 June 2022
What do we have to delve into this month? A couple on ancient Egypt, including one A Year in the Life of Ancient Egypt (from the same author who wrote 24 Hours in Ancient Egypt) which looks like an...
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Crusaders - review
Posted on: 13 May 2022
Lots of gold, a piece of the True Cross, and some great anecdotes - Sigurd Jersulamfarer had done pretty well out of his Viking mini crusade in the early 12th Century. His trip was about a decade...
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New history books in April 2022
Posted on: 1 May 2022
The April 2022 new history books round up! A bit of a range on offer, from ancient to very modern and a decent geographical spread. I'm going to try to find the time to read: Mutinous Women: How...
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The Lion House - review
Posted on: 29 April 2022
When an Ottoman emperor died, his son inherited the empire. But which son? With no clear rule of succession it depended upon who managed to seize power and eliminate their rivals. There was no second...
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The Burgundians - review
Posted on: 22 April 2022
What is it about? Written by a Belgian author in Dutch, and translated into English, this book tells the story of the 'Burgurdians'. But who were the 'Burgurdians'? That is a good question. After...
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Lessons from history, a historical novelist's perspective - interview with Christopher Kerr
Posted on: 15 April 2022
Christopher Kerr with his latest book, The Barbarossa Secret. Tell us a bit about yourself and the books that you have written... I have always had a love of history and of writing. Before I retired...
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Meet the Georgians - review
Posted on: 10 April 2022
Itβs probably inevitable that if you are a historian called Robert Peal your interest lies in nineteenth century Britain; Pealβs Meet the Georgians charts the period from the coronation of George I in...
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Russia as Empire - review
Posted on: 8 April 2022
I got this book because I wanted to better understand how Ukraine finds itself in its current terrible situation. At the time of writing in early April 2022 Ukraine is partly occupied by Russian...
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New history books in March 2022
Posted on: 1 April 2022
Here are they are - the latest history books available to buy. A definite European bias this month with medieval and early modern periods featuring strongly... My personal highlights: I like the look...
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Migrating From WordPress to Eleventy - a non-developer's experience
Posted on: 29 March 2022
This post covers upgrades I have made to this website - no history book chat, although more of that coming soon! Cutting to the chase, after moving from WordPress to Eleventy the website stats are...
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London in the Roman World - review
Posted on: 27 March 2022
The bronze head of the Roman emperor Hadrian has a serene, philosophical expression. But his last moments were brutal. Β© The Trustees of the British Museum recovered from the Thames below London...
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