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- Sep 23
- 7 min
The Six Empresses of Russia
Last year I wrote a blog on Catherine the Great and one of the themes I touched upon was the fact that she was not he first empresses of...
- Mar 19, 2022
- 6 min
Understanding What is Happening in Ukraine from a Historical Perspective (Part 1)
What’s happening in Ukraine has a large number of global implications, which is why the world is watching this conflict so closely, more...
- Sep 4, 2021
- 5 min
Thirty Years Ago: 1991
Starting this blog by writing the phrase “thirty years ago” really makes me feel older than I often think I am. To think that the 1990s...
- Apr 29, 2020
- 5 min
The Swiss Family Robinson & the Napoleonic Wars
Before I delve into this historical analysis; did you know that the family's surname isn't actually Robinson?! We don't actually know...