Showing posts with label English. Show all posts
Showing posts with label English. Show all posts
Saturday, August 15, 2026

The rise and fall of the “British Raj” in India

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Note: This post is primarily focused on the post-1858 “British Raj” – that is, on things after the 1850s “Indian Rebellion.” Things before t...
Friday, February 6, 2026

An overview of the New Zealand Wars

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“The chiefs of the Confederation of the United Tribes of New Zealand and the seperate and independent chiefs who have not become members of ...
Thursday, May 1, 2025

A review of Michael Wood’s “The Great British Story: A People’s History”

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In  America , Ken Burns once said something interesting about American history . That is, he said that the history of the  United States  i...
Sunday, July 21, 2024

A review of Ken Burns’ “Hemingway” (PBS)

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“Writing, at its best, is a lonely life. Organizations for writers palliate the writer's loneliness but I doubt if they improve his writ...
Friday, April 26, 2024

A review of Michael Wood’s “In Search of Shakespeare”

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He had more influence upon the  English language  than any other individual – perhaps even more than the Biblical translator William Tyndale...
Monday, June 19, 2023

The unknown story behind the King James Version of the Bible

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“If God spare my life, ere many years I will cause a boy that driveth the plough, shall know more of the Scripture than thou dost!” – Willia...
Tuesday, April 26, 2022

A review of Robert McCrum’s “The Story of English” (book)

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In 1986, there were two versions of “The Story of English” – a television series, and a book. I never got to see much of the television seri...
Sunday, January 26, 2020

A review of “Australia: The Story of Us”

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“It shall be lawful for the Queen, with the advice of the Privy Council, to declare by proclamation that, on and after a day therein appoi...
Saturday, November 30, 2019

A review of Ken Burns’ “Mark Twain” (PBS)

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“I was sorry to have my name mentioned as one of the great authors, because they have a sad habit of dying off. Chaucer is dead, Spencer i...
Friday, March 1, 2019

A review of Huw Edwards' “The Story of Wales”

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“ … That [the] said Country or Dominion of Wales shall be, stand and continue for ever from henceforth incorporated, united and annexed ...
Tuesday, July 4, 2017

A review of Alistair Cooke's “America: A Personal History of the United States”

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" ... these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, FREE AND INDEPENDENT STATES ; that they are absolved from all allegiance ...
Sunday, April 23, 2017

A review of Michael Wood's “Story of England”

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“... t here was not one single hide, nor a yard [endnote] of land, nay, moreover (it is shameful to tell, though he thought it no shame t...
Thursday, March 17, 2016

A review of Fergal Keane's “The Story of Ireland” (BBC Northern Ireland)

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" ... the said kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland shall, upon the first day of January, which shall be in the year of our lord on...
Monday, November 30, 2015

A review of Neil Oliver's “A History of Scotland”

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"That the Two Kingdoms of  Scotland and England  shall upon the first day of May next ensuing the date hereof and forever after be  U...
Friday, May 1, 2015

A review of Simon Schama’s “A History of Britain”

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"That the two Kingdoms of  England and Scotland  shall upon the First day of May which shall be in the year One thousand seven hundre...
Monday, September 23, 2013

A review of Melvyn Bragg's “The Adventure of English” (ITV)

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"What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet." - William Shakespeare 's "...
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Monday, July 1, 2013

A review of "Canada: A People's History"

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"It shall be lawful for the Queen, by and with the advice of Her Majesty’s Most Honourable Privy Council, to declare by proclamation ...