Sex and Sexuality in Ancient Rome by L J Trafford* was such a fascinating book. She wrote it in a funny way, making it a delight to read. I had some expectations when it comes to this topic in its pre-Christian era and, while some…
Royal Mysteries by Timothy Venning* – the Medieval period – is a must read for anyone with a passion for Medieval royalty. The book touches on 5 mysteries: death of William II, Edward II, Richard II, the Princes in the Tower, and Edward IV’s wedding.…
I think it’s obvious what made me curious about A Sensory History of Ancient Warfare by Conor Whately* – Reconstructing the Physical Experience of War in the Classical World. This book offers a different view on military warfare, with a focus on what people and…
Daughters of Edward I by Kathryn Warner* is an interesting book, well worth reading. The amount of details Warner could find out in her research is pretty impressive considering that all these women lived in mid 13th century, so there are very few records still…
The History of Sweets by Paul Chrystal* is the second book I read by this author. The first one was Rowntree’s, reviewed last month. I loved that one and I loved this book too. There are some parts overlapping, as expected, but it didn’t bother…
Fighting for the United States, Executed in Britain by Simon Webb* – US Soldiers Court-Martialled in WWII has, as many of Webb’s books, a very unusual and not exactly well known subject. This makes the book fascinating and surprising, of course. One of the most…
Rowntree’s by Paul Chrystal* – The Early History is such an interesting book. I knew only a few things about the history of chocolate and its York connections. The great things about this book is that, while talking a lot about the Rowntree family, with…
I read The Spanish Civil War by Helen Graham – A Very Short Introduction – for revision. It is a short book, perfect size to remember what I studied a few months ago. That is before I went deeper into the notes I made and…
Attlee’s Labour governments by Robert Pearce is a short and concise book on the governments between 1945 and 1951. The post-war period brought some significant changes, which still impact the modern-day lives of Brits. I liked how clear was all presented in the book, but,…
Maiden voyages by Sian Evans sounded like a fascinating book, as the subtitle explains it’s about women and the golden age of Transatlantic travel. Well, the book is such a disappointment. It feels like gossip many times. For example, she talks about Donald Trump’s mother…
The Failure of Political Extremism in Inter-War Britain by Andrew Thorpe (Editor) is a very short book, less than 100 pages, about the extremism in the 1920s and 1930s. I read it for my studies even though I didn’t intend to. I started to read…
A History of the Medicines We Take by Anthony Armstrong, Anthony Cartwright* – From Ancient Times to Present Day – was great! I liked very much how the book started (cats and catnip) and how it was structured too. The first part of the book…
I received this book on Saturday and I started reading it straight away. I finished it today, so I can share my thoughts on Dogs by Mike Loades: Working Origins and Traditional Tasks*. In one word I can describe the book as: amazing. No worries,…
The Suffragette Bombers by Simon Webb* – Britain’s Forgotten Terrorists – is a book on a controversial topic. It’s not the first book by Webb in which he tackles the idea of the link between women’s suffrage and the militant actions of the suffragettes, but…
I was intrigued by Black Poppies by Stephen Bourne because it deals, as the subtitle mentions, with Britain’s Black Community and the Great War. It was interesting to see how they were seen by the rest of population. Black soldiers were included in the regular…
Lady Under Fire on the Western Front by Andrew and Nicola Hallam is a collection of letters written by Lady Dorothie Mary Evelyn Feilding, Earl of Denbigh’s daughter. When the First World War broke out she volunteered from 1914 as an ambulance driver for the…