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Category: Narrative History

May 3, 2020

Review: Teutonic Knight: 1190-1561, David Nicolle

Rating: 2 out of 5 While Ospreys may be an acquired taste, what one should find in one of these really shouldn’t surprise the…

April 21, 2020

Review: The Anarchy, William Dalrymple

Rating: 5 out of 5 This is a great overview with insightful analysis — including the author noting times when other researchers disagree with…

April 9, 2020

Review: Lords of the Horizons, Jason Goodwin

Rating: 1 out of 5 It is rare to see an Anglosphere historian take notice of an “external” power, and to focus upon one…

April 6, 2020

Review: The Forts of New France in Northeast America 1600-1763, René Chartrand

Rating: 4 out of 5 M Chartrand’s description of life in New France is improved by this edition. While the focus has passed from…

April 5, 2020

Review: French Fortresses in North America 1535 – 1763, René Chartrand

Rating: 4 out of 5 I enjoyed this overview: M Chartrand describes the state of Québec, Montréal, Trois-Rivières, Louisbourg, and New Orleans. The focus…

March 16, 2020

Review: 1177 B.C., Eric Cline

Rating: 2 out of 5 This complex process had many causes that are difficult to describe due to their complexity. (Not a literal quote)….

March 14, 2020

Review: Kings and Castles, Marc Morris

Rating: 2 out of 5 This was underwhelming. I like Marc Morris’ writings, but this book didn’t read as one. Combining essays into a…

March 13, 2020

Review: The Perfect King, Ian Mortimer

Rating: 3 out of 5 I read two histories that could have been one. One of these was Isabella’s biography; the second was Edward…

March 13, 2020

Review: Queen Isabella, Alison Weir

Rating: 3 out of 5 In a surprising twist, I accidentally planned books on Isabella and Edward III to be read one after the…

January 23, 2020

Review: Into the Silence, Wade Davis

Rating: 3 out of 5 I found parts of this book perplexing — they did not belong. At the same time, other sections were…

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