Tag Archives: Spain

Non-Book Review: War And Independence In South America

Posted on January 17, 2015 by nathanalbright

War And Independence In South America, by Anthony Macfarlane As a military historian whose specialty, if it can be called that given my notoriously wide area of interest, is 19th century world history, it is nice when I am able … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Deciphering Secrets Paleography Manual

Posted on August 9, 2014 by nathanalbright

Deciphering Secrets Paleography Manual For The 19th-Century Copy (“Traslado”) Of The Capitulary Acts, Cathedral Of Placensia, Spain, by Anthony M. Puglisi, Ph.D and and Roger L. Martinez-Davila, Ph.D. I commented earlier that one of the coursera classes I am taking … Continue reading →

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Having Your Cake And Eating It Too

Posted on August 5, 2014 by nathanalbright

Today, for some reason, I did something I do from time to time. In looking at the plans and ideas and speculations for EU enlargement, I came across the stories about various secession movements within Europe and how they dealt … Continue reading →

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Bigger Than Any One Man

Posted on June 4, 2014 by nathanalbright

Since last night, I have seen a variety of news articles about the abdication of Juan Carlos, king of Spain [1], so that his son may take over the throne. This is not to be an immediate sort of matter, … Continue reading →

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Un Hombre Al Borde De Un Ataque De Nervios

Posted on August 14, 2013 by nathanalbright

In the summer of 1997, after my sophomore year of high school, I took a bonus Spanish class at my high school which sought to provide education in not only the Spanish language but also aspects of culture and cuisine … Continue reading →

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The Kings Never Smile

Posted on November 7, 2012 by nathanalbright

Today I was sent an interesting scholarly essay on kingship that compares two contemporary monarchs, Juan Carlos of Spain and Bhomipol of Thailand [1]. The essay argues rather convincingly that both personal and structural elements are at the base of … Continue reading →

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Christopher Columbus And The Social And Religious Motives For Exploration

Posted on May 30, 2012 by nathanalbright

Recent research suggests that Christopher Columbus was a Jew who fabricated his background as a Genoan, but whose writings to his oldest son contained a sign of the Kaddish and whose grand passion was to liberate Jerusalem from the Muslims … Continue reading →

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Spain And The American Civil War

Posted on May 3, 2012 by nathanalbright

One of the forgotten aspects of the American Civil War is the relationship between the United States and Spain, and the impact of America’s fratricidal conflict and Spain’s last-gasp attempt to remain a relevant imperial power in the Americas. In … Continue reading →

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The Villiany of James Wilkinson

Posted on March 21, 2011 by nathanalbright

Imagine you are watching a historical movie of the early American Republic.  The antihero of the story is an ambitious general.  On the one hand he gets a Vice President to save his job and get his two sons into … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Headlines In History: The 1500’s

Posted on January 26, 2011 by nathanalbright

Headlines In History:  The 1500’s, by Stephen Currie, Bonnie Szumski, and Scott Barbour, editors Given an excellent century to work with, this book succeeds very well in not only covering a broad scope of world history, but also a broad … Continue reading →

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