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August 13, 2021

Review: The Black Prince, Michael Jones

Rating: 3 out of 5 The name of the Black Prince often passes through the pages of other histories with the remarks of how…

April 6, 2020

Review: The Forts of New France in Northeast America 1600-1763, René Chartrand

Rating: 4 out of 5 M Chartrand’s description of life in New France is improved by this edition. While the focus has passed from…

April 5, 2020

Review: French Fortresses in North America 1535 – 1763, René Chartrand

Rating: 4 out of 5 I enjoyed this overview: M Chartrand describes the state of Québec, Montréal, Trois-Rivières, Louisbourg, and New Orleans. The focus…

March 13, 2020

Review: The Perfect King, Ian Mortimer

Rating: 3 out of 5 I read two histories that could have been one. One of these was Isabella’s biography; the second was Edward…

November 27, 2019

Review: Waterloo, Tim Clayton

Rating: 4 out of 5 Waterloo was a defining point of the 19th century. By 1815, the United Kingdom — and the Royal Army…

November 23, 2019

Review: Crimea, Orlando Figes

Rating: 3 out of 5 Average at best. Mr Figes seems to be a fan of recounting facts, one after another. This makes for…

June 15, 2018

Review: The French Foreign Legion, Douglas Boyd

Rating: 2 out of 5. This was a detailed history in many a way, and it is clear that the author is enthusiastic about…

April 10, 2018

Château d’Yvoire

From the lakeside approach to Yvoire, the château appears as if out of the water. The small peninsula it is built upon is perfect…

March 27, 2018

Château d’Annecy

Annecy was interesting. There are not many places I have seen that this much effort has gone into constructing towers which are large over……

March 8, 2018

Review: ‘The Ancient Paths’, Graham Robb

The Ancient Paths: Discovering the Lost Map of Celtic Europe by Graham Robb My rating: 5 of 5 stars This could all be a…

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