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Civil War shipwreck in way of Ga. port project | Aiken Standard

Posted on May 10, 2012 by

Just had to post this — a favorite topic from my geekish adolescent past (Confederate ironclads were one of my favorite topics — especially the genuinely crappy ones, like CSS Georgia).   Civil War shipwreck in way of Ga. port … Continue reading →

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Clues to the Thirty Years’ War: Mass Grave Begins Revealing Soldiers’ Secrets – SPIEGEL ONLINE

Posted on April 30, 2012 by

Sorry for the prolonged silence, folks. Hard at work on next book idea … soon. In the meantime, especially for Thirty Years’ War buffs, this is definitely worth a look. The full-text German version is even better. Back again soon … Continue reading →

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Comfortable history … in the Ivory Tower

Posted on March 14, 2012 by

Sorry for the prolonged silence. I had hoped to follow up the previous posts much more quickly, but life — in this case the needs of my aging parents — took precedence. More coming. I’ve had it all bottled up … Continue reading →

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Comfortable history

Posted on February 22, 2012 by

This is going to be a two-parter. Once upon a time I had lunch with David McCullough. Yes, the David McCullough. And no, I can’t claim that I know him very well. Forgive the explanatory aside, but it so happens … Continue reading →

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History: The Everyman Discipline?

Posted on February 11, 2012 by

I imagine that this will be a recurring theme for a while – I had thought that one single post would address it sufficiently…until the discussion about reenacting and living history blossomed (well, maybe that’s a tad hyperbolic … but … Continue reading →

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More to Papal row than just lust (From The Northern Echo)

Posted on February 8, 2012 by

“It’s made me think a very different way about Henry. From Rome, you don’t see a Tudor tyrant. You see a midranking northern monarch. Sometimes he has influence, often he doesn’t.” Mid-ranking northern monarch. Couldn’t have said it better myself. … Continue reading →

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Exploding Pope!

Posted on February 6, 2012 by

It’s been a few days since my last post; I’ve been swamped with things that I have to write, that have kept me away from what I want to write…like this blog. I have something coming tomorrow. In the meantime, … Continue reading →

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Embedded with the reenactors – American History – Salon.com

Posted on January 25, 2012 by

Embedded with the reenactors – American History – Salon.com. I’ve been involved with reenacting for most of my adult life, sporadically but intensely. And to be perfectly honest, as a historian I have truly mixed feelings about that. In part, … Continue reading →

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Historical Archives: Civil War Pre-Enactors Have Stage’d “Battle of Bull Run” | The Onion – America’s Finest News Source

Posted on January 23, 2012 by

  Historical Archives: Civil War Pre-Enactors Have Stage’d “Battle of Bull Run” | The Onion – America’s Finest News Source.

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Hey, fellas, the “garage”? Well, la di da, Mr. French Man!

Posted on January 22, 2012 by

Another not so substantive post…perhaps two quasi-posts equal one decent one? Probably not. But I wanted to share the following anyway, not because of its political content. I’m going to do my level best to steer clear of modern American … Continue reading →

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