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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
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
Dark Age's Part Four: Economy
The Dark Age’s Part Four Europe’s dark ages were a pivotal point in European history. We do not know much about the dark ages, which...
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Sep 304 min read
The Dark Age's of Europe; Islam
The Dark Age’s Part Three Europe’s dark ages were a pivotal point in European history. We do not know much about the dark ages, which...
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Sep 274 min read


The Byzantine Empire: The Dark Ages
The Dark Age’s of Europe were a pivotal point of time in European history; however, we do not know much about the Dark Ages, which gives...
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Sep 265 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


Alexander the Great Part Four
I chose to learn more about an important ancient figure, Alexander the Great. Alex was a leader of one of the largest empires throughout...
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Aug 33 min read


Alexander the Great Part Three
I chose to learn more about the ancient figure, Alexander the Great, whose empire was one of the largest in history, and collapsed after...
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Jul 253 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 Bubonic Plague
The Bubonic Plague was the worst plague in history, it was also caused “The Black Plague”: it came from China, spread by fleas and was...
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Jul 92 min read


Aztec Empire
The Ancient Aztec empire’s was named after; Aztlan, or “White Land”. Aztec Religion was created by having over 200 gods based on Aztec...
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Jul 14 min read
Ancient Incan Empire
The Ancient Inca’s were one of the biggest empires of the pre-colonial America’s. The Ancient Inca’s contributed to civilization through...
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Jun 304 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
The History of The De Medici's Orphan Daughter - One of the most powerful women in history: 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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Jun 123 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
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