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Month: April 2018

April 30, 2018

How to Quantify Success

A recent book I read — ‘Hops and Glory’ — had the writer (and the main character) in a precarious situation. Namely, they —…

April 28, 2018

Review: This Sceptred Isle, Collection 2, Christopher Lee

This Sceptred Isle Collection 2: 1702 – 1901: The Classic BBC Radio History by Christopher Lee My rating: 5 of 5 stars I sometimes…

April 27, 2018

Ivan Aivazovsky’s Seascapes

Many painters are unknown, especially to people not familiar with the medium or indeed even to people familiar with the medium but who have…

April 25, 2018

Ordensburg Keikael (Keila)

An ordensburg is much the same as a bischofsburg, just for the Order and not a Bishop. The Order in this case is the…

April 22, 2018

Review: Crusader Castles of the Teutonic Knights (2), Stephen Turnbull

Crusader Castles of the Teutonic Knights (2): The stone castles of Latvia and Estonia 1185–1560 by Stephen Turnbull My rating: 4 of 5 stars…

April 22, 2018

Review: Crusader Castles of the Teutonic Knights (1), Stephen Turnbull

Crusader Castles of the Teutonic Knights (1): The red-brick castles of Prussia 1230–1466 by Stephen Turnbull My rating: 4 of 5 stars This book…

April 21, 2018

Bischofsburg Hapsal (Haapsalu)

English regrettably lacks the term I was looking for here, or at least it’s clumsier than Bischofsburg: Episcopal Castle, so I’ve gone with the…

April 20, 2018

Review: This Sceptred Isle, Collection 1, Christopher Lee

This Sceptred Isle: Collection 1: 55BC – 1702: The Classic BBC Radio History by Christopher Lee My rating: 4 of 5 stars This was…

April 19, 2018

Review: ‘In the Land of Giants’, Max Adams

In the Land of Giants: Journeys Through the Dark Ages by Max Adams My rating: 3 of 5 stars High 2.5. I think this…

April 18, 2018

Review: Syracuse 415–413 BC, Nic Fields

Syracuse 415–413 BC: Destruction of the Athenian Imperial Fleet by Nic Fields My rating: 3 of 5 stars I really enjoyed the narrative here…

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