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- Wed October 23rd, 2013, 4:19 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Whats your Cut-Off Point ?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1542
- Wed October 23rd, 2013, 3:30 pm
- Forum: By Author's Last Name G-L
- Topic: City of God: a novel of the Borgias by Cecelia Holland
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2329
Oh, I have to confess that I love this book --- I even re-read it over the summer. People interested in the Borgias might also like Helle Haase's "The Scarlet City" which is set after most of the Borgias except Lucretia are dead and is about a man who believes he is a Borgia but doesn't know who his...
- Wed October 23rd, 2013, 3:26 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Why historians should write fiction
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2194
As a professional academic historian, who also writes fiction, I loved this article. I will also say that writing fiction has really improved the way I write my non-fiction as well. If, Elizabeth, you are referring to Robert Bartlett, I totally agree that he is a serious academic historian who write...
- Sun January 2nd, 2011, 2:58 pm
- Forum: Archives
- Topic: January 2011: What Are You Reading?
- Replies: 219
- Views: 15629
- Sun January 2nd, 2011, 2:57 pm
- Forum: Archives
- Topic: What Books Did You Get For Christmas....
- Replies: 42
- Views: 7607
- Sat November 27th, 2010, 12:43 am
- Forum: Archives
- Topic: What's the best book you've read this year?
- Replies: 54
- Views: 6012
- Fri November 5th, 2010, 11:38 am
- Forum: By Country/Continent
- Topic: Spain- el Cid
- Replies: 18
- Views: 8646
Ooo, emr, thanks for these! I had heard that turmeric had antiseptic and preservative powers. I don't think they had it in the Middle Ages though. *checks sources* No, they don't seem to have used it. Yes, the cover is quite...special. In addition to how recently it was written, I am also surprised ...
- Thu November 4th, 2010, 9:08 pm
- Forum: By Country/Continent
- Topic: Spain- el Cid
- Replies: 18
- Views: 8646
Ooo, it just arrived!!! Many thanks! I think? It looks every bit as ghastly as you said. It's odd though. She clearly has done *some* research --- why not go all the way and actually, you know, come to grips with the period. I am going to have to read at least far enough to get to the part where she...
- Thu October 28th, 2010, 12:02 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: now what do I do with this?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1554
That;s an excellent sign. I do think the Amazon stories may have some credibility, just because we have at least two independent witnesses, one Byzantine and therefore very much disconnected from the other, and the whole western crusade project, who suggest the women thought of themselves as Amazons...
- Wed October 27th, 2010, 8:56 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: now what do I do with this?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1554