Showing posts with label the legacy of a specific historical topic. Show all posts
Showing posts with label the legacy of a specific historical topic. Show all posts
Monday, August 24, 2026

Some medieval pros and cons: Striking a “middle” course with the Middle Ages

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Two possible extremes of the Middle Ages: romanticizing them, and demonizing them The Middle Ages remain a source of enduring interest today...
Saturday, August 15, 2026

How the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars changed Europe

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“His majesty the king of Prussia cedes … all the territories and domains, and all territorial property of whatever kind , or by whatever tit...
Saturday, July 4, 2026

Why there are still American Revolution and Civil War buffs

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“And there was Cap’n Washington , And gentle folks about him; They say he’s grown so ‘tarnal proud He will not ride without ‘em. Yankee Dood...
Friday, May 1, 2026

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...
Wednesday, April 22, 2026

Both the Renaissance and the Enlightenment shaped our modern world

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During the  Middle Ages , much  Greek learning  had been preserved in the nearby Arabic world . It was also preserved in the Byzantine Empir...
Thursday, January 8, 2026

What the War of 1812 did for the United States

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“His Brittanic Majesty acknowledges the said United States, viz., New Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay, Rhode Island and Providence Plantations,...
Friday, November 21, 2025

In defense of Western culture (and our Western heritage)

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“ Ipsa scientia potestas est. ” (“Knowledge itself is power.”) – Francis Bacon , in his “Meditationes Sacrae” (1597) , with the quotation of...
Sunday, August 24, 2025

In defense of the Ancient Greeks and Romans

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“In the most pure democracies of Greece , many of the executive functions were performed, not by the people themselves, but by officers elec...
Friday, June 6, 2025

Why World War II continues to fascinate so many

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World War II has been depicted in countless books , documentaries , and Hollywood movies . Some of these movies are basically action films o...
Saturday, May 17, 2025

The Seven Years’ War was a massive worldwide conflict

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“The free exercise of the roman religion [in Canada] is granted, likewise safe guards to all religious persons, as well as to the Bishop, w...
Saturday, October 10, 2020

Some thoughts about classical education

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“[Chaerephon] went to Delphi and boldly asked the oracle to tell him … whether anyone was wiser than I was, and the Pythian prophetess ans...