Tag: American History

• Vikings and America: The People who beat Columbus

  

  If you asked the average person on the street who “discovered” America (we’ll put aside the racist and Eurocentric issues this raises for another time) most people would probably tell you it was Christopher Columbus. In 1492, Columbus undertook his first voyage Westwards, under the theory that he would reach Asia – contrary to popular…

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  April 30, 2017

  Seafaring History

  American History, Canadian History, European History, Exploration, history, Medieval Greenland, Medieval History, Medieval Iceland, Norse History, Vikings

• World Book Day: Millennia of Firsts – a Brief History of the Book

  

  As many of you may know, today – March 2nd – is World Book Day. Typically this is a day mostly celebrated by school children, often as an excuse to dress up as favourite book characters. As such, I decided that today’s blog post should be dedicated in its honour. Due to the nature of…

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  March 2, 2017

  Seasonal

  African American history, American History, Ancient Egypt, Ancient History, Books, Christine de Pisan, history, Medieval History, Printing Press, World Book Day, Writing