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Book review: The Thirty Years War – Europe’s Tragedy
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Book review: The Thirty Years War – Europe’s Tragedy

Posted on August 31, 2022 by blogendorff • Leave a comment

For those of you not familiar with the Thirty Years War (aka, the most interesting war), it took place for 1618-1648 and involved almost all of Europe, though mainly what was Central Europe of the time, or the Holy Roman Empire (not quite Germany, but including lots of what would become Germany). Continue reading →

Book review: Millennium
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Book review: Millennium

Posted on January 3, 2022 by blogendorff • Leave a comment

The central arc of the story is about the millennium and the fears / expectation of the second coming of Christ, even though official doctrine (from Augustine) said that it couldn’t be predicated. Continue reading →

Book review: Women on Wheels
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Book review: Women on Wheels

Posted on November 5, 2021 by blogendorff • Leave a comment

It was a really quick read and gives short descriptions of different women, throughout the whole life of the bicycle. It’s definitely not an in-depth history, and that is really it’s main fault. I wanted to know so much more than the one or two women every few decades who did something interesting. Continue reading →

Book review: The Darkening Age
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Book review: The Darkening Age

Posted on September 1, 2021 by blogendorff • Leave a comment

This felt very much like the companion to Battling the Gods, but rather than talking about non-religious beliefs it is about the crushing wave of Christian thought drowning out pagan beliefs Continue reading →

Book Review: Viking Britain – A History
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Book Review: Viking Britain – A History

Posted on August 29, 2021 by blogendorff • 1 Comment

What I appreciated from a historian’s point of view is where he pointed out “we don’t really know” or where there were competing historical interpretations Continue reading →

Book review: Village Atheists
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Book review: Village Atheists

Posted on February 2, 2021 by blogendorff • Leave a comment

So the full title is Village Atheists: How America’s Unbelievers made their way in a a Godly Nation, and while it’s more academic in scope, it’s still so entirely readable. Continue reading →

Book review: Lost Enlightenment
Book reviews / History / Non fiction

Book review: Lost Enlightenment

Posted on November 21, 2020 by blogendorff • Leave a comment

In short, the book looks at the period of Central Asian history of greatest scientific and other enquiry, taking us on an amazing voyage across a huge breadth of time and geography. Continue reading →

Book review: Difficult Women
Book reviews / History / Non fiction

Book review: Difficult Women

Posted on March 18, 2020 by blogendorff • Leave a comment

It’s not a chronological history, but tells stories about particular fights in the UK to advance the rights of women. I even knew some of the stories as they intersected with my PhD (like Marie Stopes being…eccentric). Continue reading →

Book review: The Five
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Book review: The Five

Posted on March 14, 2020 by blogendorff • Leave a comment

The central premise rejects the claims that the women were all prostitutes, but more importantly it was to actually give space for their lives to be told. And they are just such heartbreaking stories: domestic abuse, infidelity, alcoholism, bereavement. Continue reading →

Book review: The Silk Roads
Book reviews / History

Book review: The Silk Roads

Posted on December 19, 2019 by blogendorff • 1 Comment

The Silk Roads by Peter Frankopan was a really fascinating read and I enjoyed so many aspects of the book. Continue reading →

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