I hear tell there are some historians reading. Can I ask you all something? This is a question connected to something I suggested to the estimable Another Damned Medievalist I might do at a future Kalamazoo, concerning the succession of the Caroli... Sigue leyendo

Being very weary, lay long in bed, then to the office and there sat all the day. At noon dined at home, Balty's wife with us, and in very good humour I was and merry at dinner, and after dinner a song or two, and so I abroad to my Lord Treasurer&#... Sigue leyendo

This Google map mashup shows the boundaries of most of Maine's ZIP codes. Codes run from 03901 (Berwick) to 04992 (West Farmington). Sigue leyendo

Pictured on your left are a group of lilies in my yard that begin to bloom each year around the first of July. What I especially enjoy about these colorful flowers is the way that they almost seem to be on fire when sunlight hits them, as if scar... Sigue leyendo

drhawass.comWith photosMinister of Culture, Farouk Hosni, announced today that a Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) archaeological mission in Ismailia Governorate has revealed the remains of a military town, dated to the 26th Dynasty (ca. 664-62... Sigue leyendo

My colleague Hasan Kwame Jeffries, who visited the Army War College late in May to discuss Black self defense groups with the students in my “American Insurgencies” course — they loved him, by the way — has just published his first book. From the ... Sigue leyendo

The latest incarnation of the History Carnival is up at [link] The host is Brett Schulte at TOCWOC – A Civil War Blog. The next edition of the History Carnival should appear August 1 at H... Sigue leyendo

La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, urbanisme horloger (Suisse). Dans les montagnes du Jura suisse, sur des terrains peu propices à l’agriculture, ces deux villes voisines illustrent un développement urbain original qui reflète les besoins d’orga... Sigue leyendo

What makes a good plot line for a story? First I think you need interesting characters….people you can care about….people you are willing to invest a few minutes of your time with. Second, you need an interesting backstory…something going on in t... Sigue leyendo

After teaching a semester of the history of medicine in the U.S., I keep my ear to the ground for news in that field that intersects with intellectual history (including the history of ideas). With that, this H-Law review---which I received courte... Sigue leyendo

I read one of my favorite comics today and decided that it needed to be shared for those who may not read it:[link] Sigue leyendo

I tend to blend my work and personal lives together. I have one computer that I mostly use. My living room serves as my main work, relax, and inside play area. I grade papers while the kids run amok. I will talk about my kids and share the highlig... Sigue leyendo

The oath taking ceremony of Barack Obama, as the 44th President of United State of America is going to take place today that is January 20, 2009. I am writing this in India at 7.49 pm in way to feel the history as it breaths to life. I remember th... Sigue leyendo

So I ended up writing a bunch of new posts, spurred on by the encouragement from Pouya, and ended up just 'saving' them and letting them rot. Some were on current events, some weren't; some were diatribes, others were odes. The two posts that I ho... Sigue leyendo

Chers amis, Depuis quelques jours, vous avez sans doute remarqué plusieurs défauts d'affichage sur ce blog, ils sont simplement dûs au passage à la version 2 de la plate-forme Over-Blog qui m'héberge. Mon ami webmaster et moi-même sommes en... Sigue leyendo