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Medieval Battle as Memorial: Thoughts on War, LOTR, and Camille’s “Mirror in Parchment”
June 16; definitely time for a post. Since Kalamazoo, things have been pretty crazy. Commencement, a wedding, spring cleaning, dissertation, to name a few. At the end of the day, I just haven’t… more →
Venti Belli: The Winds of War
the best of Band of Brothers
wrote 3 weeks ago: Band of Brothers is a ten-part, 11-hour television World War II miniseries, originally produced and … more →
Thank heavens I was not born in the Middle Ages: A review of Bernard Cornwell's "Agincourt"
wrote 4 weeks ago: Why I read this book: Ah, historical fiction. The union of the two components in this genre makes so … more →
Top Ten Movie Battle Scenes by Anthony Ryan
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wrote 1 month ago: Originally Posted 10/27/2012 Anyone who’s read Blood Song will know my liking for battle scenes, so … more →
The Hundred Years' War: Greatest Hits, Part I
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wrote 1 month ago: Edward III of England:He started it. When the Hundred Years’ War finally ended in 1453, the we … more →
In a land of myth in a time of magic
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wrote 1 month ago: Merlin is the greatest thing since Henry V. Dermot o leary is ace as as well as Sir Gawain the gree … more →
Morality & Morale: A Semantic Puzzle Explored
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wrote 2 months ago: Mr. Fezziwig’s Ball Hand colored etching by John Leech from A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. De … more →
A Frivolous Love Story: "histoire de coeur"
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wrote 3 months ago: Vase with Red Poppies, by Van Gogh (1886), Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, Connecticut (Photo credit: … more →
The First Valentine Poem as Written by Charles Ier, the Duke of Orleans
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wrote 3 months ago: Valentines Day as we know it originated in the 5th century, when Pope Gelasius declared February 14t … more →
The Terrell Family by Thomas L. Justice
wrote 3 months ago: THE TYRELL FAMILY By Thomas L. Justice Managing the Grand County of Essex The Tyrell family, located … more →
The Old Vic Tunnels
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wrote 3 months ago: Simple box outside the Old Vic Tunnels. Picture credit James FitzRoy The Old Vic Tunnels Bloody cons … more →
Jeremy Irons fronts Shakespeare Uncovered, insults Downton Abbey
wrote 3 months ago: Jeremy Irons was in one of those moods — the actors’ actor, an English wit of good breeding, erudite … more →
The Middle Finger: A History
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wrote 4 months ago: On my bus we get into very strange discussions regarding anything and everything. This being said, t … more →
The Agincourt
wrote 4 months ago: Once more unto the breach, dear friends In 1414 a generation of English and Frenchmen had taken a tw … more →
Top 5 30 Day Challenge - Day 7
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wrote 1 year ago: Day Seven: Top Five Favourite Historical Figures I’m so excited about this one! 1. Henry V … more →
9 Books That Taught Me Something Other Than Spelling
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wrote 1 year ago: Following is a non-exhaustive list (ie., written while watching my children in exhaustion): 1. Nancy … more →
Company Boudin’s Henry V at Hull Truck Theatre
wrote 1 year ago: Director: Andy Burden Cast: Alan Coveney, Alex Dunbar, Mark Ross, Dan Winter. Dates: 1st-22nd Octobe … more →
Charles d'Orléans: Portrait of an Unlikely Poet
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wrote 1 year ago: Charles I, duc d’Orléans Charles d’Orléans In a blog entitled “Valentine’s Day: Ma … more →
A Brief History of Valentine's Day
wrote 1 year ago: Valentine’s Day is celebrated with much joy and enthusiasm in France. In fact the history of … more →
Afghanistan War
wrote 1 year ago: Dear Diary, “Wars are fought according to the characteristics of the society waging them. … more →
