Tag Archives: England

Book Review: Queens Of The Conquest

Posted on November 17, 2020 by nathanalbright

Queens Of The Conquest: England’s Medieval Queens: Book One, by Alison Weir This is the sort of book that is somewhat inevitable in our times, as writers seek to plumb the depths of of source material that they can find … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Blood Royal: The Wars Of The Roses: 1462-1485

Posted on November 3, 2020 by nathanalbright

Blood Royal: The Wars Of The Roses: 1462-1485, by Hugh Bicheno This is an interesting book about the War of Roses, and offers a distinctive approach that many readers will appreciate. Rather than being a military history and focusing on … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Battle For The Falklands

Posted on October 22, 2020 by nathanalbright

The Battle For The Falklands, by Max Hastings and Simon Jenkins If this book is the most thorough book I have ever read on the Falklands war and on the lack of decisiveness regarding how it was fought and how … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Empire Of Guns

Posted on October 4, 2020 by nathanalbright

Empire Of Guns: The Violent Making Of The Industrial Revolution, by Priya Satia This is a book that does not quite succeed at what it sets out to do. The author adopts a somewhat Marxist approach to the industrial revolution … Continue reading →

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Why Aren’t They In The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame: The Human League

Posted on September 16, 2020 by nathanalbright

When you think of the Human Leauge, most people think of one song, “Don’t You Want Me,” where a man and a woman sing about their romantic frustrations and where a powerful man and a young woman just starting ponder … Continue reading →

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Book Review: London Jamaican

Posted on September 11, 2020 by nathanalbright

London Jamaican: Language Systems In Interaction, by Mark Sebba Does this book need to exist? I’m not sure if it does. What is true is that this book is an effort to deal with the interaction between Jamaican creole and … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Rider Haggard And The Lost Empire

Posted on August 30, 2020 by nathanalbright

Rider Haggard And The Lost Empire: A Biography, by Tom Pocock This book has a strange elegiac tone about it, in that it is discussing someone who had a great deal of what might conventionally be considered as success but … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Costume In Context: The 1920s And 1930s

Posted on April 14, 2020 by nathanalbright

Costume In Context:  The 1920s And 1930s, by Jennifer Ruby This book is what really prompted me to read several in a series that show off the author’s interest in unisex drawings that are a bit anachronistic and that use … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Costume In Context: The 1960s And 1970s

Posted on April 14, 2020 by nathanalbright

Costume In Context:  The 1960s and 1970s, by Jennifer Ruby One of the most off-putting aspects of this book was the way that the author was clearly far more engaged with the decades and their fashion than I was.  The … Continue reading →

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Book Review: People In Costume: 1930s and 1940s

Posted on April 14, 2020 by nathanalbright

People In Costume:  1930s and 1940s, by Jennifer Ruby, In the hands of a capable illustrator and a skilled writer, fashion can tell a story.  It is not always the sort of story that one enjoys reading but it certainly … Continue reading →

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