On the advice of a listener, I have enrolled in the Amazon Associates program. What this does is allow me to recommend items available on Amazon.com to listeners via this blog, and when those items are purchased through the link I provide, the show receives a certain commission from the sale. I think it’s a [...]
Archive for August, 2008
A new program for British History 101
Posted in British History 101 on 21 August 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A lovely day
Posted in British History 101 on 21 August 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I checked the British History 101 PO box yesterday and was delighted to find a package from Amazon.com. I opened it up to find a few goodies from a loyal listener of the podcast (I apologize for the maddening “Search inside!” blurb atop each cover):
Thanks so very much, Robert! I can’t wait to dive into [...]
A new project
Posted in British History 101 on 12 August 2008 | 7 Comments »
I’ve been working on this here and there on my own for a while now, but now I want to open something up to the listeners of British History 101.
It’s been fascinating to see all the tools one can utilize from Google, and I’m particularly interested in the Google calendar for our purposes here at [...]
Horsewoman seeks jousting knights
Posted in British History 101 on 4 August 2008 | 1 Comment »
This from the BBC:
“She said the sport, including archery from the saddle, sword games and throwing spears, was not as dangerous as it might look…But the key to mastering skill-at-arms, said Ms Jones, is the mount. Trainee knights need to able to move naturally with horse before they can start wielding weaponry with safety and [...]
