I love history and I read a lot of it. My first reading choice is usually fantasy and/or time travel, but after that? History. Lately, I’ve been reading serious biographies of people I have always admired and in whom I… Read More ›
History
TRUMAN by DAVID McCULLOUGH
It’s almost embarrassing. I bought this book more nine years ago with every intention of reading it. It’s a very long book. Modern American history is not my favorite subject, but I feel compelled to read it anyway. At 1102… Read More ›
ELEANOR & FRANKLIN – NO ORDINARY TIME by DORIS KEARNS GOODWIN
If I ever have to answer the question again about which person I’d like to have come visit us that answer would absolutely be Doris Kearns Goodwin. It wouldn’t even be inconvenient since she lives in or around Boston and… Read More ›
A MINI HISTORY FOR NON-AMERICANS
Like most wars, our Revolutionary War was about money and land — pretty much like every war. The money part was about taxes — especially on tea, which was very big until America discovered coffee — and who should pay… Read More ›
A GOOD AMERICAN
Civics 101 by Rich Paschall Most of us are Americans because we were born here. We did not have to meet any special requirements. We did have to learn about our history and our government, however. When I was in… Read More ›
TIME AND REMEMBERANCE – MEMORIAL DAY 2021
Memorial Day (formerly Decoration Day) is observed on the last Monday of May. It commemorates the men and women who died in military service. In observance of the holiday, many people visit cemeteries and memorials, and volunteers place American flags… Read More ›
STRANGER PLACES
It was an ordinary day in the suburb of Jerusalem where I managed a weekly English-language newspaper. I had fallen into the job when the previous editor quit after his paycheck bounced. Twice. Me too, but I wanted the paper to succeed. I was… Read More ›
POSTWAR: A HISTORY OF EUROPE SINCE 1945 By TONY JUDT
What is truth? What is history? What really happened? How did we wind up where we are now? This is the book that will go a long way to explaining it. You might not like the explanation, but when you… Read More ›
THE DISASTROUS DUKES OF BUCKINGHAM – Medieval Wanderings – Alli Templeton
The following post is dedicated to the memory of my dear friend Sue Vincent, fellow Buckinghamshire blogger and supremely talented writer and artist. A kindred spirit in so many ways, she loved history and ancient sites and revered nature. Sue,… Read More ›
FLASHBACK FRIDAY FROM 4/2/2020 – WHY COVID 19 IS AN HISTORIC TURNING POINT
A major sea change: why COVID-19 is a turning point in history. So, it is the end of March 2020, and many of us are sequestered in our homes, trying not to get the virus that’s now sweeping the globe… Read More ›
ON THIS DAY LAST YEAR
HOW OFTEN DO PLAGUES HIT OUR WORLD? It’s amazing to realize when I wrote this last year, we were a mere two weeks into the pandemic. We are still in the same pandemic having gone through surges, retreats, vaccination, resistance… Read More ›
THE SHIFTING STONES OF STONEHENGE: THE SILENT EYE by SUE VINCENT & STEVE TANHAM
The Shifting Stones of Stonehenge ~ Steve Tanham Posted on March 11, 2021 by Sue Vincent Not to be outdone by the recent discoveries on Orkney, Stonehenge – one of the world’s most famous stone circles – has thrown up a whole new story… Read More ›
