Written in the Stars: How Old is China?
Written in the Stars: How Old is China? JamesHoare Wed, 09/17/2025 – 08:00 Source link
On the Spot: Mary Beth Norton
Why are you a historian of Early America and the Atlantic world? I had a ‘conversion experience’ in graduate school
Slavery After Abolition: Revolt on the Amelia
On the morning of 20 January 1811, somewhere off the west coast of Africa, the crew aboard the Amelia ordered
‘The First King of England’ by David Woodman review
Tucked into a corner of the north aisle of Malmesbury Abbey is the tomb of the Anglo-Saxon king Æthelstan. Installed
Zoroastrians in the Great Game
Zoroastrians in the Great Game JamesHoare Mon, 09/15/2025 – 08:00 Source link
All the Ways to be Pretty by Shamaila Khan illustrated by Reyhana Ismail
The premise of this book is fabulous, an Islamic approach to internal beauty to counter the societal emphasis on external
Get Out: Excommunicated in Medieval England
In 1229 the people of Dunstable declared that they would rather go to hell than submit in a dispute over
The Misadventures of Mina Mahmood: School Trip by Farhana Islam illustrated by Simran Diamond Singh
The illustrations in this book, by a Muslim author featuring Muslim characters, are impressively fun and complimentary to the story.
‘The Strange and Tragic Wounds of George Cole’s America’ review
This is a study of ambition. Or rather ambitions. It is the product of those of its author, Michael deGruccio,
Wimpy vs McDonald’s: The Battle of the Burgers
When the burger landed on the tables of the first Wimpy Bar in 1954, it marked a new era of
