by envisionmg | Jun 24, 2015 | Fiction, Today In History
This is a surprisingly contentious day in history. Here is a sampling of the battles and conflicts that happened, started or finished on this day. As usual we give you a nonfiction work and a fictional work related to these events. 1324 Battle of Bannockburn June 24...
by envisionmg | Mar 25, 2015 | Fiction, Historical Fiction, History, Today In History
The Today In History Reading List is a list of books, fiction and non-fiction, to go along with some of the events that happened today. 421 Traditional Date Given for the Founding of Venice No one knows the actual founding date of Venice but it is traditionally held...
by envisionmg | Dec 8, 2014 | Fiction, Historical Fiction, History, Non-fiction, Today In History
We’ve got some music and musicians and big political events on this day in history. Enjoy a nice reading list with a work of fiction and a work of non-fiction commemorating them. 1813 The Premier of Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony The Seventh Symphony was...
by envisionmg | Nov 12, 2014 | Fiction, Historical Fiction, Non-fiction, Today In History
I was afraid November 12 was going to be all World War I stuff (winding down from Veterans/Armistice day) or Pilgrims (winding up for Thanksgiving). How wrong I was. I had to pick and choose what went in this list. I made a real sacrifice and left out the marriage of...
by envisionmg | Oct 22, 2014 | Non-fiction, Today In History
For today’s historical reading list we’ve got inventions, bohemian radicals, naval disasters and more. Wherever possible I’ve tried to do a work of non-fiction and a work of fiction for each event. 1707 Scilly Naval Disaster Four Royal Navy ships run...
by envisionmg | Sep 5, 2014 | Fiction, Historical Fiction, Non-fiction, Today In History
Ever looked up the historical events of a particular day just to see what happened? Well I have done that for this lovely September 5 but I’ve added a twist. I’ve included some reading material to go along with some of today’s events. Where ever...
