Tag Archives: England

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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Long Live The King?

Posted on September 9, 2022 by nathanalbright

If one either feels rapturous or hostile feelings towards a person or institution, it seems easy to write about it, but my own feelings about monarchy, whether based on my own limited and unpleasant personal experience with the institution thus … Continue reading →

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Book Review: New World, Inc

Posted on June 30, 2021 by nathanalbright

New World Inc.: The Making Of America By England’s Merchant Adventurers, by John Butman & Simon Targett While this book focuses on the New World and America in its title, it should be noted that this book is really more … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Tracing Your Ancestors’ Lives

Posted on June 9, 2021 by nathanalbright

Tracing Your Ancestors’ Lives: A Guide For Family Historians, by Barbara J. Starmans Authors tend to make assumptions about their audience, and sometimes that assumption doesn’t work out. It is hard to blame the author for this book, at least … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Voices From The World Of Jane Austen

Posted on April 13, 2021 by nathanalbright

Voices From The World Of Jane Austen, by Malcolm Day This is an interesting book that will obviously appeal to those who are fond of Jane Austen. To be sure, there are other ways that a book like this could … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Honourable Company

Posted on February 9, 2021 by nathanalbright

The Honourable Company: A History Of The English East India Company, by John Keay This book is an interesting case of an author seeking to be fair and just to a company that has received a great deal of blame. … Continue reading →

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