While watching the shocking events unfold at the Capitol on Wednesday, I was struck by the parallels to another time and place – Paris in 1870 and 1871. Citizens who
During the Paris Commune many building were destroyed – some by fire, some by bombardment. The Vendome Column was destroyed by raw physical power — men with strong ropes pulling
Following on from Tuesday’s post, here’s the second list of books read during 2016. Here’s the rating system I used in 2014 and 2015: LR = light, enjoyable read; GR = good, several
The historical fiction author behind A Writer of History...
