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Issue No. 19: Of Covent Garden & Covert Gatherings
The seedier side of Georgian London, my guilty pleasure, and Henry VIII's psalter.
Mar 16
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Book Review: "Æthelflæd: The Lady of the Mercians" by Tim Clarkson
A concise, very readable biography about an incredible Anglo-Saxon woman and the world in which she lived.
Mar 5
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February 2024
Issue No. 18: Of Biercian Wit & Brooding Wessexians
"The Devil's Dictionary," an Anglo-Saxon jewel, and royal tombs.
Feb 17
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January 2024
Book Review: "Epic of Helinthia" by MJ Pankey
A fantastical tale of gods and goddesses, war, love, and political turmoil in the finest Homeric tradition.
Jan 19
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Issue #17: Of Presidents & Pausing
Relics of tragic events, haybales on the Thames, colossal heads, and taking a deep breath.
Jan 17
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November 2023
Book Review: "Out of the Darkness" by David A. Jacinto
An engaging narrative about the harsh and thankless conditions miners faced in Industrial Revolution-era England.
Nov 28, 2023
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Issue #16: Of Mütter Mayhem & Mesmerizing Madams
Upheaval at a Philadelphia cultural heritage icon, Georgian ladies-of-ill-repute, and kings of skating.
Nov 3, 2023
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Amy Turner
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October 2023
Issue #15: Of Turning Leaves & Temples
The smell of apples and petrichor, the felling of a famous tree, and an Egyptian temple in America.
Oct 16, 2023
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September 2023
Issue #14: Of Libertas & Long-Gone Elephants
My trip to New York, a new issue format, Queen Katherine Parr, and elephantine archaeology.
Sep 15, 2023
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Amy Turner
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Book Review: "The Politzer Saga" by Linda Ambrus Broenniman
The strength, love, bravery, courage, resilience, and endurance of a Hungarian Jewish family that crosses generations forms the nucleus of this work.
Sep 11, 2023
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July 2023
Book Review: "Of White Ashes" by Constance Hays Matsumoto & Kent Matsumoto
In this heartbreaking novel, the authors tell the tales of two individuals and how their lives intertwine during one of the most horrific times in…
Jul 20, 2023
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June 2023
Book Review: "Not Pink" by Margaret Kasimatis
"Not Pink" offers a deeply psychological and emotional insight into the life of Mae Panos, a troubled young woman. Can she fight her demons to find…
Jun 28, 2023
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