by Geoffrey | Aug 31, 2017 | Uncategorized
What could we learn from Donald Trump? I recently said that I agreed with Donald Trump (!) that we should not try to rewrite history but study it and learn from it. I went on to say that history teaches us of the dangers of extremism and racism. Do I need to...
by Geoffrey | Aug 18, 2017 | Uncategorized
How controversial can statues be? The terrible events in Charlottesville seem to have originated in a decision to remove a statue of Robert E Lee: to some a Confederate and local hero, whilst to others a symbol of white supremacy and the defence of slavery. In many...
by Geoffrey | Aug 15, 2017 | Uncategorized
I have previously written about one reason for the failure of peasants’ revolts of all kinds down the ages. It was the use of cavalry by the ruling classes. See So why did horses never favour the peasants. In that blog, I raised the question of why the peasants...
by Geoffrey | Aug 7, 2017 | Uncategorized
I reviewed this book several weeks ago and recently thought it might be worth posting here. I would be interested in other people’s views on the same book. It is nothing like Highwaypersons and is in no way in competition. There is room for lots of kinds of...
