Thursday, 30 July 2015

A History of the World in 50 Novels. 28 - "The Pioneers," by James Fenimore Cooper

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In July 1776, the American Continental Congress formally declared independence from the British Crown. In the years that followed, France an...
Monday, 27 July 2015

Revolution Day - Guest-Post with T.E. Taylor

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I am happy to welcome my fellow Crooked Cat author, T.E. (Tim) Taylor for this guest-post. His latest novel, Revolution Day , was published ...
Monday, 20 July 2015

A History of the World in 50 Novels. 27 - "Manituana," by Wu Ming

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In the previous blog-post in this series, I introduced the theme of the European settlement of the Americas, and the relationships between ...
Wednesday, 15 July 2015

An Englishman's Pilgrimage to Jerusalem in 1517 - Week 5 - The Sights of Jerusalem

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Having arrived in Jerusalem, Richard Torkington and his fellow pilgrims stayed there for a week, sleeping on carpets on the floor of the Hos...
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Saturday, 11 July 2015

An Englishman's Pilgrimage to Jerusalem in 1517 - Week 4 - Jaffa to Jerusalem

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In his account of his pilgrimage, the English priest, Richard Torkington, makes it clear that the galley on which he travelled to the Holy L...
Sunday, 5 July 2015

An Englishman's Pilgrimage to Jerusalem in 1517 - Week 3 - Crete to Jaffa

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Leaving Crete, the Venetian galley carrying the English priest, Richard Torkington, and his fellow pilgrims, sailed northwards, this unlikel...
Saturday, 27 June 2015

An Englishman's Pilgrimage to Jerusalem in 1517 - Week 2 - Zakynthos to Crete

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Having left Corfu, the Venetian galley carrying the English priest, Richard Torkington, and other pilgrims (some of them English, but also F...