The Violent and Often Ugly Story of How Portugal Won A Global Empire

By Pamela | January 5, 2016 |

  In works such as City of Fortune, Empires of the Sea and 1453, historian Roger Crowley focused on the struggles between the Renaissance powers–Christian and Muslim alike–over who would control the Mediterranean and the lucrative trade between East and West. In Conquerors: How Portugal Forged the First Global Empire, Crowley moves his account outside…

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Looking Forward to Another Year of History

By Pamela | January 1, 2016 |

I’m not a big fan of New Years’ Eve. Kissing My Own True Love at midnight is lovely. * But the rest of it? Pffft! New Years’ Day is another kettle of black-eyed peas altogether.** I like to spend the day writing thank-you notes, clearing out the Christmas clutter, organizing my desk, looking back, and…

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