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King John is one of the few English kings that most Americans recognize (Henry VIII, for example, is another). Even though you may know...

The Crown is a Netflix made, lavishly produced, phenomenally acted look at the life and reign of Queen Elizabeth II. It's pretty crazy...

George Washington, our first President, continues to be a hero to many, highly esteemed in both United States and world history. He's an...

As part of the Christmas gift for my mom this year, I had the idea to put together a shortlist of approachable history books. She likes...

I'm enamored with Carnage and Culture, a book covering nine battles through the history of western civilization and attempting (rather...

The Presidential election is tomorrow. It'd certainly be best if we know the winner sooner rather than later. Today I think it's a good...

The book I'm reading now was given to me by a friend, and it's called Carnage and Culture. It looks at nine battles where 'western'...

Lately we're reading more and more Dr. Seuss . Soon after Jack was born we acquired (can't remember if it was a gift or what) a little...

For what should be the last time (I finished the Roberts book) I'm writing a Napoleon-centric post, though I can't promise there won't be...

Hamilton was, and is, a national phenomenon. I never thought we'd see it and like many others was quite happy it'd be streaming on...

Well I'm still tackling Napoleon: A Life by Andrew Roberts, and as always not making enough time to read. Even missing a lot of context...

Hopefully everyone is having a wonderful Memorial Day . It can be easy to enjoy the three day weekend, spending time with your family and...

We have a board book that explains the origins of the Star Spangled Banner. It's on our main level where we generally hang out, so I read...

Everyone hopefully already knows the basics of Napoleon. He became dictator of France and conquered most of Europe before finally being...

I finally finished Undaunted Courage by Stephen Ambrose. To be honest, I'm embarrassed it took so long. After starting on our Florida...

We all need encouragement from time to time. Right now, many people do. This reminds me of a particular favorite piece of writing, The...

I like history, especially American history. It's always been a preference to study the Revolutionary War era more than anything else,...

Ok, I can finally write the post that spurred me to actually start a blog. From Undaunted Courage, written by Stephen Ambrose, chapter 9...