by envisionmg | May 18, 2016 | History, Jim Reviews
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the the Easter Rising, the event commonly seen as the kick off of the Irish Revolution. The revolution, lasting from 1916 to 1923, included the failed rising, the Anglo-Irish war and the Irish Civil War, and along the way...
by envisionmg | May 11, 2016 | Fantasy, History, Jim Recommends
Once again my bedside table has gotten so full of books that my eyeglasses case and alarm clock are threatening to move to some other bedside table. Lets see what’s on there. 1916: A Global History by Keith Jeffery When I picked up this book originally I...
by envisionmg | May 6, 2016 | History, Jim Reviews
What do you think when you think of American’s who remain loyal to England during the American Revolution – aka Tories or Loyalists? If you are like me some common images come to mind: white, wealthy, church of England, maybe arrogant.That is the image we...
by envisionmg | Apr 25, 2016 | History, Jim Reviews
A couple weeks ago a historian friend of mine recommended Mary Beard’s SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome saying “she tells a great story while also showing how hard it is to know anything about Roman history.” I have a pile of books by my bed that...
by envisionmg | Mar 17, 2016 | History, Reading Lists
Over the past year or so I’ve noticed an uptick in books being published about Irish history. It only occurred to me last week that the reason for this uptick was probably the up coming hundredth anniversary of the Easter Rising (April 24-29). Given the holiday...
by envisionmg | Mar 10, 2016 | History, Jim Reviews
The History Book Group will be discussing Basilica by R. A. Scotti on March 16 at 7:00. Join us every third Wednesday of the month for great history discussions. Scotti’s Basilica is the story of a brilliant piece of architecture and the trials and tribulations...
