Category: History

Review: Battle Elephants and Flaming Foxes by Caroline Freeman-Cuerden

Review: Battle Elephants and Flaming Foxes by Caroline Freeman-Cuerden

Posted March 6, 2023 by Stephanie in 4 Stars, History, Nonfiction, Review / 4 Comments

Title: Battle Elephants and Flaming Foxes: Animals in the Roman World Author: Caroline Freeman-Cuerden Publication: January 26, 2023 by The History Press Genre: Nonfiction, History Find it on: Amazon | Book Depository | Google Play | Waterstones Rating: 4/5★ From the hooves of chariot horses pounding the dust of the racetrack to the cries of […]


Review: The Map of Knowledge by Violet Moller #NonfictionNovember

Review: The Map of Knowledge by Violet Moller #NonfictionNovember

Title: The Map of Knowledge: How Classical Ideas Were Lost and Found: A History in Seven Cities Author: Violet Moller Publication: March 19, 2020 by Pan Macmillan Genre: Nonfiction, History Find it on: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Book Depository | Google Play | Kobo Rating: 4/5★ In The Map of Knowledge Violet Moller traces the […]


Review: The Story of the World in 100 Moments by Neil Oliver #NonfictionNovember

Review: The Story of the World in 100 Moments by Neil Oliver #NonfictionNovember

Title: The Story of the World in 100 Moments Author: Neil Oliver Publication: September 16, 2021 by Bantam Press Genre: Nonfiction, History Find it on: Amazon | Book Depository | Google Play Rating: 4/5★ ‘Oliver is an evocative storyteller, vividly bringing his tales to life’ BBC History From Genghis Khan’s domination on earth to Armstrong’s […]


Review: Tutankhamun: Pharaoh, Icon, Enigma by Joyce Tyldesley #NonfictionNovember

Review: Tutankhamun: Pharaoh, Icon, Enigma by Joyce Tyldesley #NonfictionNovember

Title: Tutankhamun: Pharaoh, Icon, Enigma Author: Joyce Tyldesley Publication: October 27, 2022 by Headline Genre: Nonfiction, Ancient History Find it on: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Book Depository | Google Play | Kobo Rating: 5/5★ Pharaoh. Icon. Enigma. Lost for three thousand years, misunderstood for a century. A hundred years ago, a team of […]


Review: Cities that Shaped the Ancient World #NonfictionNovember

Review: Cities that Shaped the Ancient World #NonfictionNovember

Title: Cities that Shaped the Ancient World Editor: John Julius Norwich Publication: September 13, 2022 by Thames & Hudson Genre: Nonfiction, Ancient History Find it on: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Book Depository | Kobo Rating: 4/5★ John Julius Norwich presents a sweeping tour of forty great cities that shaped the ancient world and […]


Review: 365 Days of Gutsy Women by Rosemary Roenfanz

Review: 365 Days of Gutsy Women by Rosemary Roenfanz

Posted April 11, 2022 by Stephanie in 4 Stars, History, Nonfiction, Review / 7 Comments

Title: 365 Days of Gutsy Women Author: Rosemary Roenfanz Publication: September 12, 2021 Genre: Nonfiction, History Find it on: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Book Depository | Kobo Rating: 4/5★ 365 Days of Gutsy Women reveals hidden stories of fearless females from the beginning of time. Traditionally women were kept out of history books or simply forgotten in our […]


Audiobook Review: Rise and Fall of the Borgias by William Landon #NonfictionNovember

Audiobook Review: Rise and Fall of the Borgias by William Landon #NonfictionNovember

Title: Rise and Fall of the Borgias Author: William Landon Publication: November 19th 2019 by Audible Original Genre: Nonfiction, History Find it on: Audible Rating: 3/5★ Since its rise to the highest ranks of power in Renaissance Europe, the Borgia family has developed a scandalous reputation. While they were indeed ostentatious, calculating, worldly, cruel—and even, […]