I do have a date that I hold to, but it is really just a place marker, and not universally agreed. My date: 1492. If you want to cover your butt, you would say the Middle Ages ended circa 1500. …
I have an M.A. in Medieval History, and I Don’t Know When the Middle Ages Ended. Read more »
While I don’t believe in the “Names and Dates” approach to history, (It turns the amazing tapestry of our past into a boring list.) I do believe some dates should be known as important “markers.” Two dates I do feel people …
The Oldest Colonized Settlement in the United States Read more »
Names are funny things. When translated through different languages over very long periods of time they can take very different forms. The great Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses II, as translated through Greek, ended up as Ozymandias. This is not all that …
So I was watching Game of Thrones and am near the end of Season 2. (Yhaa, I know Season 4 just came out…I am playing pop-culture catch up.) In the show and in the books (I am also half way …
The Historical Precedent for “Wildfire” In Game of Thrones Read more »
Do you really own your property? Well, sort of. If you buy a house and pay the entire thing off, you are told you own it completely. But what if you do not pay the home owners taxes on the …
Do You Really Own Your Property? Feudal Ownership vs. Modern Ownership Read more »
About ten years ago, I was lucky enough to have a chance to visit Pompeii. Walking through the ancient city streets is a surreal experience (and one I highly recommend if you ever have the chance). At one street corner …
