History

Reading History: “And They Called it Camelot: A Novel of Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis” (by Stephanie Marie Thornton)

Anyone who knows me knows that I’m a sucker for a good historical novel. While I…
Reading History: "Victoria" (by Daisy Goodwin)

I’ve always been fascinated by Queen Victoria, and it’s unfortunate that the image that dominates the…
Reading History: “The Queen’s Vow: A Novel of Isabella of Castile” (by C.W. Gortner)

In the annals of European history, there are few women who have had as great an…
Reading History: “The Romanov Empress” (by C.W. Gortner)

I’ve been meaning to read the works of historical novelist C.W. Gortner for some time now,…
Screening History: “The Spanish Princess” (Season 1)

Having really enjoyed both The White Queen and The White Princess on Starz, I naturally decided…
Reading History: “The Habsburgs: To Rule the World” (by Martyn Rady)

I’ve always found myself fascinated with the Habsburgs. As one of the most powerful and prominent…
Reading History: “The Scourge of Henry VIII: The Life of Marie de Guise” (by Melanie Clegg)

Marie de Guise is one of those Renaissance women who’s suffered something of an image problem.…
Screening History: “The White Princess” (2017)

Warning: Some spoilers for the series follow. When I first watched The White Princess (which I,…
Screening History: “The White Queen” (2013)

When I first watched The White Queen way back in 2013, I’m afraid I wasn’t much…
Reading History: “The Wars of the Roses: The Fall of the Plantagenets and the Rise of the Tudors” (by Dan Jones)

Having finished Dan Jones’s magisterial history The Plantagenets, I decided to dive right in to the…