Historical Themes of the Flanaess
There are several “themes” that run throughout European history. The rise and fall of the Roman Empire arguably created the concept of Europe itself. The multi-century struggle between England and France, which began as early as the Norman Conquest in Read More
Playing at the World: First Impressions
Author Jon Peterson was kind enough to send me a review copy of his new book Playing at the World, which bears the wordy subtitle of “A History of Simulating Wars, People, and Fantastic Adventures from Chess to Role Playing Read More
The Tudors: Seasons 5 and 6
I was (and remain) a huge fan of the Showtime historical drama series The Tudors. One of the great disappointments surrounding the series is that it wasn’t really about “The Tudors” at all, but only concerned itself with the life Read More
Remembering the Reason for the Holiday
IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776 The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and Read More
Space That Might Have Been: Rombus
Considering what a space geek I am, I certainly should have known about this before today, but I never heard of this! Back in 1964, Phil Bono of Douglas Aircraft (which later merged to become McDonnell Douglas) came up with Read More
