The Weight of History

The LA Times carried an article yesterday that touched on an interesting theme relating to the importance of the history of the Middle East, and the importance of history in general. In essence, that theme is the weight of un-integrated history.
As students in my current European history course (registration is always open!) are [...]

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Protected: Islamist Entanglement Pre-Registration Now Open! (for Mailing List and Blog Readers Only)

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Course Announcement: The Islamist Entanglement (Pre-Registration Opens Today!)

Americans are deeply divided over the direction to take in the Middle East.  Must we “stay the course” in Iraq, “cut and run,” “change course” and attack Iran, or something else–and how do we decide?
This February, Powell History presents The Islamist Entanglement, the third installment in the acclaimed A First History for AdultsTM curriculum.  Finally, [...]

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Happy Thanksgiving!

It seems Americans can’t have a holiday without a controversy. And, to make matters worse, the two opposing sides of whatever controversy it is don’t ever seem to get it right either.
When it comes to this particular holiday, as one website puts it:
At issue are two competing views of America and American history: a [...]

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Celebrate “Black Friday” at Powell History!

Finish digesting that huge turkey dinner, put the Thanksgiving controversy behind you, and be sure to check back here at PHR on November 23rd,”Black Friday,” for the first Powell History sales event of the holiday season!  There will be specials on American History, European History, The Middle East, and more.  Don’t miss out!

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Middle East Milestones: The Anti-Hapsburg Sandwich

The Hapsburg Sandwich: Take a deep breath: In 1469, Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castile became joint rulers of Spain, creating a personal union for that kingdom.  In 1477, Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor married Mary of Burgundy, bringing a patchwork of states under direct Hapsburg control in central Europe.  Then, these two families, so recently brought together [...]

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History At Our House Weekly Program Update

HistoryAtOurHouse, the world’s premiere secular homeschooling history program, is enjoying a terrific start to the new academic year.
Students from Massachusetts to Bangladesh are enjoying this year’s American History program, which is delivered using the same means as the “A First History for Adults” Curriculum.
This year’s program is unique in a number of ways.  For one, [...]

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What’s in a Building?

The world’s tallest building is under construction…in the Middle East.
After recently watching an interesting documentary about Dubai (in the United Arab Emirates) on 60 minutes, I briefly became fascinated with that city. The documentary called it “the largest construction site on the planet”–already boasting a phenomenal indoor ski slope, and man-made island groupings in the [...]

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Middle East Milestones: Portugal and the Age of Discovery

A good traditional date assigned as the beginning of the Age of Discovery is 1415. In that year, Portugal, having in the past century and half achieved independence from both the Muslims in Iberia and their Christian rivals Castile, initiated a new phase of exploration by conquering the Muslim trading post of Ceuta in northern [...]

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A First History for Adults 2 (European History): Lecture 4&5 Recommended Readings

In the ongoing “A First History for Adults” program, Mr. Powell recommends books to students as follow-up resources.  Here are useful links to the resources, he recommended for material about English constitutional history and the Crusades: 
Constitutional and Legal History of Medieval England by Bryce Lyon
I didn’t find this one on-line for free, but here are on-line [...]

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