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This is my history blog! I post two to ten times a week on my blog. My blog consists of over 200 books and over 160 blog posts. My writing has improved over time so please take that into consideration!
Pirates of the Caribbean
History of Pirates In one of my favorite video games, that I play, Civilization 7, the developers of the game just added a pirate leader and a pirate civilization, this made me more interested in pirates; something that I do not know much about. Pirates are cool, however I don’t know much about them, so I wanted to learn more. Most of what I know of pirates comes from The Pirates of the Caribbean movie. This book was meant to be something that I could do to learn more. Pira
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Nov 173 min read
Income Inequality in the British Empire; England
England; Income Inequality in the British Empire in the 18th century In the 18th century in the United States, the typical maid (in London) would make ~ 5 dollars a year. [1] The typical teacher would make ~ 16 dollars a year. [2] The difference between these two professions leads to a 3.2x difference between a housemaid and a teacher. The typical teacher in the same place as back then (London) nowadays would be between 32,000 pounds and 49,000 pounds on average. On aver
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Nov 132 min read
The Great Depression
World War II was a pivotal turning point for America, transforming it and the rest of the world. America during this period grew stronger; it was also responsible for creating international institutions that contributed to the emergence of the new World Order. Other impacts include creating a Communist versus Democracy axis and finally creating the state of Israel. The Great Depression The Great Depression was the worst industrialized age recession in modern history. Th
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Oct 252 min read
To Hell and Back Book Analysis: Part Two: World War One
World War II was an important turning point for America and for the rest of the world. It increased America’s power; it also created the circumstances that led America to found many of the modern-day world organizations. Other impacts include creating a Communist versus Democracy axis and, finally, creating the state of Israel. America became a world power after WW2 because it got America out of the Great Depression, because it increased America’s manufacturing capabilities,
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Oct 184 min read
Hell and Back Book Analysis
World War II is an important turning point for America and the World. America became significantly more powerful; it also established international institutions that contributed to the emergence of the new World Order. Other impacts include creating a Communist versus Democracy axis and also creating the state of Israel. World War I and World War II were mass casualty events, bringing different groups of world powers to fight each other. The Soviet Union was created first b
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Oct 152 min read
The Italian Renaissance; Italy
Italy The Italian Renaissance was an interesting period that brought important inventions and reignited ancient ideas in the modern...
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Oct 72 min read
The Dark Ages of the Roman Empire
The Dark Ages of Europe were a critical time in European history. Between the Black Plague, the decline of Western civilization, and the...
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Sep 183 min read
The Dark Ages of Western Europe
The Dark Age’s of Europe were an critical time in European history. Between the Black Plague, the decline of western civilization and the...
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Sep 83 min read
Roman Soldier; and the army
The Roman Soldier Part One The Roman soldier was armed with a military invention that they took from the Iberians: a sword called the...
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Aug 233 min read
King Henry the Fifth
I decided to read about Henry the Fifth- because Henry the Fifth was well respected and one of the best warrior kings. I got the Henry...
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Jul 152 min read


History of the Viking Ships
Viking ships had two phases, one during the Western Roman Empire time period, and two between 700AD-1150AD. During the first phase the...
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Jul 142 min read
Vikings- Short Summary
The Vikings were a culture of raiders, had internal debates and were defeated by the English. The Vikings had a special Norwegian...
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Jul 132 min read


The Fall of the Roman Empire
The Roman Empire is a good mirror and historical example for the United States to analyze and better understand our current Western...
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Jun 163 min read
Queen's
I got a book called” Young Queens” for my birthday which includes articles about Renaissance women and the price of power. I am reading...
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Jun 23 min read


Women Queens Part Three: Catherine De Medici
I got a book called” Young Queens” for my birthday which includes articles about Renaissance women and the price of power. I am reading...
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May 303 min read


Catherine De Medici - Women Leaders - Part Two
I got a book called” Young Queens” for my birthday which includes articles about Renaissance women and the price of power. I am reading...
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May 293 min read


Catherine De Medici- Women and Power
I got a book called” Young Queens” for my birthday which includes articles about Renaissance women and the price of power. I am reading...
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May 283 min read


Panama Canal - Part - 9
Panama Fever – The Panama Canal Part – 9 I wanted to read about the Panama Canal because it’s my aunt’s dream to take a cruise on the...
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Apr 93 min read


Panama Canal - Part 7 - The Fever 1885
I wanted to read about the Panama Canal because it’s my aunt’s dream to take a cruise on the Panama Canal before she dies, and she bought...
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Apr 72 min read


Constantine
Constantine, the Christian Part 10 of Roman Emperor’s The Roman Empire helped create the abolishment of Jewish slavery with Constantine,...
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Mar 262 min read
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