It seemed to be a bit of a stretch of serious books, so it was time to interject it with something less strenuous. Let’s go to the comic book section. Friday’s read is The Best of Foxtrot If you’re unfamiliar with FoxTrot – the comics cover a regular, stereotypical family and their day-to-day life. The mother… Continue reading Book Review: The best of FoxTrot
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Book review: Aristocrats
It does sort of go together with Crown & Country, that I read last week – Aristocrats: Power, Grace and Decadence – Britain’s Great Ruling Classes from 1066 to the Present seems to also, like the aforementioned book, be tied to the British history. In one way, it is written in a similar manner. It describes the… Continue reading Book review: Aristocrats
Book review: Crown & Country
My latest read is Crown and Country: A History of England through the Monarchy. (Excellent for reading while biking on a spin bike, by the way). The book goes from the time of the Roman times and its unification to current times. It depicts the different rulers of the country, and the struggles they (and the… Continue reading Book review: Crown & Country
Book review: Looking for Calvin & Hobbes
I read a lot of comics growing up. One part of that comes from my Dad being a comic book collector, another one comes from going to the mobile library bus that came around to our neighborhood every week. One of the comics that I devoured was Calvin and Hobbes. There was something about the… Continue reading Book review: Looking for Calvin & Hobbes
Book review: Sophia of Hanover
Sophia of Hanover: From Winter Princess to Heiress of Great Britain, 1630-1714 by J.N. Duggan This is the story of Sophia, Electress of Hanover. Honestly, I have been rather curious about her for a while. Looking into genealogy and the line of the British succession, her name seems to crop up quite a bit. Finding this… Continue reading Book review: Sophia of Hanover
Book Review: A throne in Brussels
I picked A Throne in Brussels by Paul Belien up in London this summer. I have been fascinated with Belgium and the internal struggle there for a while, and finding this seemed a great way to get a bit more thorough into the subject. The book deals with the history of the Belgian monarchy –… Continue reading Book Review: A throne in Brussels
Book review: Young Prince Philip
Young Prince Philip: His Turbulent Early Life by Philip Eade The book’s prologue is the story of the death of the Duke’s sister, Cecile, in 1937. From there, Eade goes back to the origin of the Greek monarchy, to give a bit of background, and to bring it out from obscurity, or so he says. He… Continue reading Book review: Young Prince Philip
Book review: The final curtsey
Prior to this release, there were a couple of articles in the Telegraph, about revelations from this book. I don’t know if it was just me, but the articles made it seem like it would be quite a substantial book in size. It isn’t. Just over 150 pages, the book is actually rather small. But,… Continue reading Book review: The final curtsey
Book review: Haakon og Mette-Marit i 10 år
The last book reviewed for now in the category of books released for Haakon and Mette-Marit’s 10th anniversary is this book: Haakon og Mette-Marit i 10 år, by Liv Berit Tessem. Unlike the other two books, this one is chronological. It has one chapter for each of the ten years they have been married. I… Continue reading Book review: Haakon og Mette-Marit i 10 år