I really enjoyed the layout and the length of the chapters and it was a great way for me to pass a few hours – highly recommended!!
Read the full review [link=https://donnasbookblog.wordpress.com/2019/08/21/bookreview-for-warriors-and-wenches-sex-and-power-in-womens-history-by-michelle-rosenberg-penswordbooks-warriorsandwenches/]here[/link]
Donna's Book Blog
I really enjoyed the layout and the length of the chapters and it was a great way for me to pass a few hours – highly recommended!!
Read the full review [link=https://donnasbookblog.wordpress.com/2019/08/21/bookreview-for-warriors-and-wenches-sex-and-power-in-womens-history-by-michelle-rosenberg-penswordbooks-warriorsandwenches/]here[/link]
Donna's Book Blog
Very well written. Heavily researched. I enjoyed reading this narrative of a little known historical figure who seems well respected by many of her friends and family.
NetGalley, Donna Pingry
Very well written. Heavily researched. I enjoyed reading this narrative of a little known historical figure who seems well respected by many of her friends and family.
NetGalley, Donna Pingry
The main thesis is that medical care for most of the population in the early Middle Ages was a female affair carried out by ‘cunning women’ who were skilled not only in herbal cures but could locate lost property, identify thieves and even make sour milk wholesome. They attracted the hostility of the church (although monastic scribes freely borrowed their lore for their Latin herbaria) and were progressively demonised as witches, culminating in the great witch hunts of the 17th century.
Historical Novels Review
The main thesis is that medical care for most of the population in the early Middle Ages was a female affair carried out by ‘cunning women’ who were skilled not only in herbal cures but could locate lost property, identify thieves and even make sour milk wholesome. They attracted the hostility of the church (although monastic scribes freely borrowed their lore for their Latin herbaria) and were progressively demonised as witches, culminating in the great witch hunts of the 17th century.
Historical Novels Review
This is a really interesting book. It is mostly text, but there are a good selection of historic photographs which haven’t been seen anywhere else, including many of the aircraft once seen at Heathrow.
Read the full review [link=https://www.airportspotting.com/heathrow-airport-yesterday-today-tomorrow-book-review/]here[/link]
Airport Spotting
This is a really interesting book. It is mostly text, but there are a good selection of historic photographs which haven’t been seen anywhere else, including many of the aircraft once seen at Heathrow.
Read the full review [link=https://www.airportspotting.com/heathrow-airport-yesterday-today-tomorrow-book-review/]here[/link]
Airport Spotting
A marvellous account which taught me a great deal I didn't know and probably should have. Trouble is I went to school in England where Irish history didn't feature much! As an Anglo-Irish descendant of protestant clergy some of it made sobering reading(!) but much less so than the behaviour of successive British Parliaments. Perhaps there's a lesson there for today.!!
Peter Thomas, Freelance Reviewer, August 2019
A marvellous account which taught me a great deal I didn't know and probably should have. Trouble is I went to school in England where Irish history didn't feature much! As an Anglo-Irish descendant of protestant clergy some of it made sobering reading(!) but much less so than the behaviour of successive British Parliaments. Perhaps there's a lesson there for today.!!
Peter Thomas, Freelance Reviewer, August 2019
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Tracing Your Ancestors through Family Photographs
Jayne Shrimpton's complete guide to dating, analysing and understanding family photographs is essential reading and reference for anyone undertaking genealogical and local history research. Using over 150 old photographs as examples, she shows how such images can give a direct insight into the past and into the lives of the individuals who are portrayed… Read more...
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Tracing Your Welsh Ancestors
Few previous publications have focused on Welsh family history, and none have provided a comprehensive guide to the genealogical information available and where to find it. That is why the publication of Beryl Evans's new Welsh family history handbook is such a significant event in the field. Her detailed, accessible, authoritative guide will be essential… Read more...
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A Guide To War Publications of the First & Second World War
In WW2 information leaflets and posters proliferated. Soldiers were bombarded with Field Regulations, airmen with the latest updates about airborne early warning, bomb sights and radio navigation and sailors with material that helped them identify enemy aircraft and submarines and told them how to operate the new ship board weapons to destroy them.… Read more...
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Beneath the Big Top
Beneath the Big Top is a social history of the circus, from its ancient roots to the rise of the 'modern' tented travelling shows. A performer and founder of a circus group, Steve Ward draws on eye-witness accounts and contemporary interviews to explore the triumphs and disasters of the circus world. He reveals the stories beneath the big top during… Read more...
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The Victorian Guide to Sex
An exciting factual romp through sexual desire, practises and deviance in the Victorian era. The Victorian Guide to Sex will reveal advice and ideas on sexuality from the Victorian period. Drawing on both satirical and real life events from the period, it explores every facet of sexuality that the Victorians encountered. Reproducing original advertisements… Read more...
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British Music Hall
'The music hall ...had no place for reticence; it was downright, it shouted, it made noise, it enjoyed itself and made the people enjoy themselves as well.' W.J. MACQUEEN POPE Music Hall lies at the root of all modern popular entertainment. With stars such as Marie Lloyd, Harry Lauder and Dan Leno, it reached its glorious, brassy height between 1890… Read more...
