Tag: british history
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Passionate Mothers, Powerful Sons by Charlotte Gray
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Passionate Mothers, Powerful Sons: Mommy knows best. Quick synopsis: A dual biography of Jennie Jerome Churchill and Sara Delano Roosevelt. Fact for Non-History People: Around the 1850s, 700 British families owned four fifths of the land in Britain. Fact for History Nerds: Between 1870 and 1914, 454 titled Europeans married American…
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The Palace by Gareth Russell
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for The Palace: Scandals, chocolate, and a king or two. Quick synopsis: A biography of Hampton Court Palace throughout British history. Fact for Non-History People: There are 775 rooms in Buckingham Palace. The cleaning bills must be insane. Fact for History Nerds: Elizabeth II’s coronation caused TV purchases in the UK to…
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Harry & Meghan (Netflix)
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline: We need to talk about Harry. Quick synopsis: The epic battle of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle vs. the British Royal Family. Fun Fact: No one believed I would actually watch and review this, but I did it for you, dear nerds. My Take on Harry & Meghan: Now, since I come…
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River of the Gods by Candice Millard
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for River of the Gods: Who knew adventurers could be so catty? Quick synopsis: The story of the men who tried to find the source of the Nile River. Well, the first Europeans anyway. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: When you wear a cardigan, you can thank the man it was…
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The Facemaker by Lindsey Fitzharris
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for The Facemaker: The good doctor. Quick synopsis: The story of Dr. Harold Gillies, who pioneered face reconstruction of World War I casualties. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: In World War I, over 280,000 soldiers from just Britain, Germany, and France suffered some form of facial trauma. Fun Fact for History…
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The Crown (Neflix, Seasons 1 and 2)
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for The Crown: Moving for the English, hilarious for Americans. Quick synopsis: The story of Elizabeth II coming to power. Fictional but depends upon who you ask just how fictional it is. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: It’s Downton Abbey, only real. Fun Fact for History Nerds: Elizabeth II is kind…
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Secrets of Great British Castles (Netflix)
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Secrets of Great British Castles: Castles were gross. Quick synopsis: Author Dan Jones tells the stories behind a bunch of old British castles. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: Want to know why rich people changed residences so much? Because they stunk, literally. When the privies were used too much, it…