Sunday, May 24, 2026

What was the “Hundred Years’ War”? (Depends on which one you mean)

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There are a few candidates for this name, all of them involving Britain and France You might already know that the  Normans invaded England ...
Saturday, May 23, 2026

The Thirty Years’ War was intertwined with many other conflicts

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The Thirty Years’ War eventually claimed at least four million lives … It was one of the most destructive wars in European history . The Thi...
Tuesday, May 5, 2026

The wars commemorated on “Cinco de Mayo”

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In 1862, the  Battle of Puebla  was fought in  Mexico . Specifically, Mexican forces defeated the invading armies of  France  on the 5th of ...

A few problems with Karl Marx’s “Das Kapital” (Volume One)

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“We have further seen that the capitalist buys with the same capital a greater mass of labour power, as he progressively replaces skilled la...

Why your utopian scheme will never work (and may even make things worse)

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How I fell in love with my homeland (the United States), particularly in early childhood Since the earliest years of my childhood, my family...
Friday, May 1, 2026

Why I am fascinated by British history

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“That it is the right and privilege of the subjects to protest for remedy of law to the king and parliament against sentences pronounced by ...

Why we ignore British history at our peril

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“The archbishop or bishop shall say, Will you solemnly promise and swear to govern the people of this kingdom of England , and the dominion...