Tag Archives: England

Book Review: The Husband Hunters

Posted on March 27, 2024 by nathanalbright

The Husband Hunters: American Heiresses Who Married Into The British Aristocracy, by Anne De Courcy Many readers of this book–and probably the ideal readers of this book–will enter this work familiar with and fond of such books as Edith Wharton’s … Continue reading →

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Book Review: British Language And Culture

Posted on February 26, 2024 by nathanalbright

British Language And Culture, by the Lonely Planet This guide is an immensely humorous and often irreverent guide to British language and culture, and so it certainly lives up to its name. Perhaps the biggest issue with the book is … Continue reading →

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Book Review: 1066

Posted on February 14, 2024 by nathanalbright

1066: A Guide To The Battles And The Campaigns, by Michael Livingston & Kelly DeVries In reading this book, I had a thought that a company like Viking Tours would want to take advantage of the information in this book. I am … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Agincourt

Posted on January 21, 2024 by nathanalbright

Agincourt: Henry V and The Battle That Made England, by Juliet Barker Agincourt, like Crecy and Potiers before it, was a glorious battlefield victory for outnumbered Englishmen. Did it really make England, though? By the time of Agincourt, England already had a pretty … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Crecy

Posted on January 20, 2024 by nathanalbright

Crecy: Battle Of The Five Kings, by Michael Livingston Revisionist history sometimes gets a bad name, because some people like revising what the author here calls the vulgato, the myth and the received wisdom of a given story for the sake … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Butler To The World

Posted on January 1, 2024 by nathanalbright

Butler To The World: How Britian Helps The World’s Worst People Launder Money, Commit Crime, And Get Away With Anything, by Oliver Bullough This is not a book that is likely going to be a very popular one in Great Britain. While … Continue reading →

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Book Review: That’s Not English

Posted on December 31, 2023 by nathanalbright

That’s Not English: Britishisms, Americanisms, And What Our English Says About Us, by Erin Moore This is not a book by a professional linguist, but rather a sort of a memoir of how it is that an American woman and a … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The War Of Jenkins’ Ear

Posted on August 26, 2023 by nathanalbright

The War Of Jenkins’ Ear: The Forgotten Struggle For North And South America 1739-1742, by Robert Gaudi By and large, the War of Jenkins’ Ear, or what is alternatively and less colorfully known as the Anglo-Spanish War of 1739-1742, has … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Geography Is Destiny

Posted on August 10, 2023 by nathanalbright

Geography Is Destiny: Britain And The World: A 10,000-Year History, by Ian Morris While it is hard to think of this now, for the vast majority of human history, the British Isles were a peripheral area that was at the … Continue reading →

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Some Thoughts On The Field Of The Cloth Of Gold

Posted on December 16, 2022 by nathanalbright

Perhaps the most visually spectacular incident of the Northern Renaissance was the Field of the Cloth of God that demonstrated the sincere efforts of Henry VIII of England and Francis I of France between June 7 and 24, 1520 in … Continue reading →

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