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Category: Narrative History

October 20, 2018

Review: The Rothschilds, Virginia Cowles

Rating: 3 out of 5 This is a brief glance at the Rothschild family bringing them up to date, or at least as up…

October 16, 2018

Review: A History of Canada in Ten Maps, Adam Shoalts

Rating: 4 out of 5 I enjoyed this throughout though it kind of also missed out on what it said it would be. The…

October 13, 2018

Review: Don’t Tell the Newfoundlanders, Greg Malone

Rating: 5 out of 5 Politics can be shocking, and especially so lately — no matter where one is around the world. A little…

October 9, 2018

Review: The Premiers Joey and Frank, Bill Rowe

Rating: 4 out of 5 Another one of the Bill Rowe personal histories, this was an enchanting piece describing the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s…

October 5, 2018

Review: Danny Williams: The War with Ottawa, Bill Rowe

Rating: 4 out of 5 I find that Mr Rowe perfectly achieves what he sets out to do — this is a personal overview,…

October 2, 2018

Review: Viceroys, Christopher Lee

Rating: 2 out of 5 I have been a fan of many a history book by Christopher Lee and some of these also touched…

September 22, 2018

Arvustus: Eesti kindlused läbi kolme aastatuhande, Mati Õun

Hinnang: 3 / 5 Ma võtsin selle raamatu kätte suure õhinaga, lootes teada saada nii uut kui ka huvitavat – see eesmärk täitus kindlasti…

September 18, 2018

Review: This Sceptred Isle: Empire, Vol. 3, Christopher Lee

Rating: 5 out of 5 As any person can see, I have been a fan of the ‘This Sceptred Isle’ series throughout. Some episodes…

September 17, 2018

Review: King John, Marc Morris

Rating: 4 out of 5 I would second the words of one of the other reviews: this is a superb history. The subject is…

September 16, 2018

Review: Louis XIV, Olivier Bernier

Rating: 3 out of 5 This was an interesting departure — I’ve rarely read anything Francophilic for the Grand Alliance period, and my previous…

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