by Jack Le MoineMore red, more Republican votes; more blue, more Democratic votes.CC BY-SA 4.0 image from Wikipedia.From the latest
Archives for February 2015
The Hundred Years War
by Jack Le MoineEngland's second try for dominance in France fails. Continuing our series on France's Wars. Did you ever notice that in almost
All Progress Depends on Who?
Shaw in 1900Public domain image from Wikipedia.“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt
Lorenzo de Medici and Florence’s Renaissance
This series has eight easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Florence, Primus Inter Pares.IntroductionWilliam Henry Oliphant
Darius Takes Samos
After this king Darius took Samos before all other cities, whether of Hellenes or Barbarians, and for a cause which was as follows . . .
Game Changer in the History Profession
by Jack Le MoineFrom the latest happenings in things historical. This January 1, 2015 a partnership of the world’s universities opened up their
Order Restored in the Gold Fields of Australia
But the ugliest feature of the whole affair was yet to be revealed. Out of the large number of prisoners taken at the capture of the stockade, only
Who are Historians?
by Jack Le MoineFrom the latest happenings in the world of history.[Update 1/9/2016: that blog seems to have gone dormant. Ms. Campbell gives
Loretta Young’s Crisis
Time: Summer, 1959Place: Parisby Jack Le MoinePublicity still from sometime in the 1940’s.Public domain image from