History

Reading History: “The Plantagenets: The Warrior Kings and Queens Who Made England”(by Dan Jones)

I’ve long been a fan of popular history. Maybe it’s my love of narrative that makes…
Screening History: “The Crown” (Season 3)

Anyone who knows me even passingly well knows that I have been in love with Netflix’s…
Reading History: Crusaders: The Epic History of the Wars for the Holy Lands (by Dan Jones)

Dan Jones has established quite the reputation for himself as a purveyor of breathlessly-paced narrative histories.…
Reading History: “How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States (by Daniel Immerwahr)

It’s become commonplace in certain circles–particularly the academy–to point out that, throughout the 20th and 21st…
Reading History: “A Short History of Europe: From Pericles to Putin” (by Simon Jenkins)

Every so often you find a book that is quite upfront about what it is and…
Reading History: “The End of the Myth: From the Frontier to the Border Wall in the Mid of America” (by Greg Grandin)

Note: My sincere thanks to NetGalley for providing me an ARC in return for an honest review. Every so often you read a piece of history that is blistering, refreshing,…
Screening Classic Hollywood: “Anastasia” (1956)

I’ve always had a fascination with the legend of Anastasia Romanov, the youngest daughter of the…
Dissertation Days (47): Back to Work I Go

Well, we returned back to work today. The Dissertation is coming along quite nicely, and I…
Reading History: “The Alice Network” (Kate Quinn)

I hate to be a fangirl but, well, I’ve been a fan of Kate Quinn’s ever…
Dissertation Days (40): This is Progress, Right?

Despite the title, today was actually a good day, in terms of progress. As I said…