Archive for December 2012
Twelve Days of Christmas ( or Holiday of Your Choice) at Wonders and Marvels
One of my favorite history sites on the internet, Wonders and Marvels, is celebrating the holidays by giving away twelve signed copies of books by regular contributors, including Mankind:The Story of All of Us. It’s a great selection of history and historical fiction, if I do say so myself. A new book will go up…
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Road Trip Through History: The Royal Pavilion at Brighton
Visiting the Royal Pavilion at Brighton was a sentimental journey for me. As some of you may know, I did my PhD on the 20 year plan–in part because I kept wandering down odd and fascinating side roads that didn’t end up in the final dissertation.* Two of those academic dead ends were chinoiserie and…
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