At Church on Sunday, our minister made a point which I hadn’t considered before. And as a historian maybe I should have done. It being the season of Advent, she was talking about the coming of Jesus into the world. And she said that each of the four gospels started their narrative at a different […]
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Category: American history
New articles on Native Americans
I have just been working on a series of articles on North America. I have actually just put up two articles on our TimeMap of World History: the history of the United States (up to the end of the 19th century), the history of Canada. and the history of the Native Americans of North America. […]
Read moreA new article on TimeMaps: Colonial America
I’ve just put another new article up. It’s on Colonial America: i.e, that bit of US history which took place before it became the United States! If you think about it, a lot of history takes police in this odd situation. The first three and half centuries of English history took place before there was […]
Read moreWorld history is full of Ozymandiases!
A verse in Psalm 135, in the Old Testament, goes, “[God] struck down many nations, and killed mighty kings. – Sihon, king of the Amorites, and Og, king of Bashan….”. Sihon and Og were clearly seen as great rulers in their time. Today, however, apart from tiny walk-on parts in the Bible, they are completely […]
Read moreNative Americans and Buffalo: a Conundrum
I’ve been working on articles to do with Native Americans (after a reviewer pointed out that we had very little on this topic). It’s funny how questions occur while reading up on a topic you’re not very familiar with, and you can’t find any source which even tackles the problem, let alone provides an answer. […]
Read moreBe careful what you wish for – you might get it!
My reading of world history tells me that the saying, “Be careful what you wish for – you might get it!”, can be as true for nations as it is for individuals. Britain against France The British comprehensively defeated the French in the Seven Years’ War (1756-63). In US history this is known as the […]
Read moreChristopher Gadsden: American Revolutionary and Designer of the Don’t Tread on Me Flag
This is the third guest article contributed by Jen Grant, blogger for American Flags What I’ve found really interesting in this thoughtful article is the insight it gives into the careers of one of the many minor figures involved in the American War of Independence. Great historical events have their leading lights, but they could […]
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