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Tag Archives: Ireland
Book Review: The Struggle For Mastery
The Struggle For Mastery: The Penguin History Of Britain 1066-1284, by David Carpenter Between 1066 and 1284 there was a great deal of conflict within the British Isles over mastery. Through England had long been more powerful than the other … Continue reading
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Tagged authority, England, Ireland, Middle Ages, Scotland, Wales
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Why Aren’t They In The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame: The Corrs
What makes someone influential? The Corrs are a group that has sold a lot of albums all over the world and been massively successful everywhere other than the United States, where they have a loyal if hardly massive fanbase. Their … Continue reading
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Tagged hall of fame, Ireland, legitimacy, music
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Book Review: Death Of A Prominent Citizen
Death Of A Prominent Citizen (A Reverend Mother Mystery), by Cora Harrison If you like your historical murder mysteries mixed with politics and some ferocious social commentary, this is a book that delivers and provides a look at the complexities … Continue reading
Book Review: Beyond Absolution (A Reverend Mother Mystery)
Beyond Absolution (A Reverend Mother Mystery), by Cora Harrison This book demonstrates what I have long considered to be one of the most essential aspects of the mystery novel, and that is the ambivalence that the sleuth as solver of … Continue reading
Book Review: Erin’s Blood Royal
Erin’s Blood Royal: The Gaelic Noble Dynasties Of Ireland, by Peter Berresford Ellis This is a fascinating book for several reasons. Among the reasons is that the place of the Irish nobility within Irish society has been a contentious one, … Continue reading
Book Review: The Course Of Irish History
The Course Of Irish History, edited by T.W. Moody & F.X. Martin One of the interesting aspects of this particular book is that it began life as a television show that featured various episodes on Irish history in a somewhat … Continue reading
Book Review: A Brief History Of Ireland
A Brief History Of Ireland, by Paul F. State This book is one that lives up to its name. To be sure, any one volume book of a nation that has been historically known for 2000 years and has a … Continue reading
Book Review: The History Of Ireland (The Greenwood Histories Of The Modern Nations)
The History Of Ireland (Greenwood Histories Of The Modern Nations), by Daniel Webster Hollis III This particular book has a few biases that are irritating and that prevent this from being as enjoyable a book as it could have been. … Continue reading
Book Review: Eyewitness To Irish History
Eyewitness To Irish History, by Peter Berresford Ellis There are some topics that it is hard to find a good example of, and Irish history is one of those. It is not hard to find a good Irish history because … Continue reading
Book Review: A Secret And Unlawful Killing
A Secret And Unlawful Killing, by Cora Harrison This is a book that I am somewhat surprised that I liked. There are a lot of ways that the author could have messed this up–there are strong feminist angles with the … Continue reading