I am guest blogging today at Suzanne Adair’s Relevant History on how our circumstances shape us–if we let them. What does a man raised in luxury do when he finds himself king in nothing but name, living in the wilderness, and little more than a fugitive? What would you do? Stop by and leave a comment […]
Just a brief note: I see amazon has dropped the price on Blue Bells of Scotland to $12.06 from the usual $15.99. They do this every once in awhile, and it doesn’t last long, so if you were waiting for a sale, now’s the time! Tweet This Post
The first Valentine’s Day thoughts, as we know them weren’t sent until hundreds of years after the death of the Good Sir James. Nonetheless, it seemed a good title for a piece on how James spent February 14, 1316. He spent it fighting what he later called the hardest fight of his life, the battle of […]
History has always fascinated me, but some eras could have ended better. The thirteenth century is full of these unfortunate events. It ended badly for Scotland, but even worse for Wales, which lost its prince and its independence to King Edward I of England. Edward had his eyes on Wales for thirty years, ever since […]