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History, books, and the space 'twixt the two!
By Amy Turner
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Issue 05: Of Jingles & Jangles
From your "dashing through the snow" to "deck the halls with boughs of holly", I'm here to inject a little history into your general holiday merriment and mischief-making!
Amy Turner
Dec 24, 2022
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Book Review: "Hawai'i's Story by Hawai'i's Queen" by Lili'uokalani
A must-read for anyone interested in Hawaiian history, especially from the perspective of a native Hawaiian. Learn more about the life of Hawai'i's only…
Amy Turner
Jan 30
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Issue 08: Of Tudors & the Thames
It's King Henry VIII's death-day. Ergo, it's the perfect time to dredge up some factoids from his past and educate the living!
Amy Turner
Jan 29
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Issue 07: Of Doomed Damsels & Woeful Women
Also known as "10 'doomed' women who faced less-than-perfect endings. Don't expect a happy ending here, folks.
Amy Turner
Jan 6
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Issue 06: Of Paws & Purrs
These days, images of kittehs look like kittehs. In the medieval period, depictions of cats proved more...fanciful.
Amy Turner
Jan 1
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Issue 04: Of Mecklenburg & Merriment
The history of the Christmas tree and how Catherine of Aragon finally one-upped her husband...on my Christmas tree at least.
Amy Turner
Dec 14, 2022
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Issue 03: Of Kinship & Kingship
The last years of the Hawaiian monarchy
Amy Turner
Nov 29, 2022
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Issue 02: Of Bildungsromane & Bonfires
Welcome to this week’s issue of Musings of a Bookish Historian! I apologize for the delay in posting, but thank you for reading this anyways! Things…
Amy Turner
Nov 11, 2022
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