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What a mess of an article. If you're looking for a history of the English civil war that's more easily understandable than the article and genuinely engaging, I

What a mess of an article. If you're looking for a history of the English civil war that's more easily understandable than the article and genuinely engaging, I can't recommend Mike Duncan's podcast on it enough[1]. 1. http://www.sal.wisc.edu/~jwp/revolutions-episode-index.html http://www.sal.wisc.edu/~jwp/revolutions-episode-index.html

devindotcom 4y ago
It's a book review.
- jt2190 4y ago
  Specifically of: “The Blazing World: A New History of Revolutionary England, 1603-1689” by Jonathan Healey https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/659745/the-blazing-world-by-jonathan-healey/ https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/659745/the-blazing-... “The Making of Oliver Cromwell” by Ronald Hutton https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300266443/the-making-of-oliver-cromwell/ https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300266443/the-making-of-... “Super-Infinite: The Transformations of John Donne” by Katherine Rundel ‎https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374607401/superinfinite https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374607401/superinfinite
  - devindotcom 4y ago
    Yes, I actually intend to read the book in question (with some salt on the side) but I'm waiting until I finish the Wolf Hall books because I don't want any Cromwell spoilers! An absurd situation but there it is.
    - jt2190 4y ago
      That is an excellent problem to have! :-)
    - udkl 4y ago
      The series is great too !
MilStdJunkie 4y ago
I rather liked it, but that's not a fair opinion, because way back when dinosaurs roamed the earth I did a BA in a nearly adjacent historical area. Not quite going in cold.
ZunarJ5 4y ago
Chapo Trap House recently did a series too: https://hellonearth.chapotraphouse.com/views/podcast/ https://hellonearth.chapotraphouse.com/views/podcast/
flonkyflonk 4y ago
It's a review of three books, not a beginners guide to that period. I enjoyed and it made me want to read the books, so I guess it did its job. It also contains a philosopher related pun which is either one of the best or worst I've ever heard. As great puns should be like that, it's probably the latter.

devindotcom 4y ago

It's a book review.

jt2190 4y ago
Specifically of: “The Blazing World: A New History of Revolutionary England, 1603-1689” by Jonathan Healey https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/659745/the-blazing-world-by-jonathan-healey/ https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/659745/the-blazing-... “The Making of Oliver Cromwell” by Ronald Hutton https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300266443/the-making-of-oliver-cromwell/ https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300266443/the-making-of-... “Super-Infinite: The Transformations of John Donne” by Katherine Rundel ‎https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374607401/superinfinite https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374607401/superinfinite
- devindotcom 4y ago
  Yes, I actually intend to read the book in question (with some salt on the side) but I'm waiting until I finish the Wolf Hall books because I don't want any Cromwell spoilers! An absurd situation but there it is.
  - jt2190 4y ago
    That is an excellent problem to have! :-)
  - udkl 4y ago
    The series is great too !

MilStdJunkie 4y ago

I rather liked it, but that's not a fair opinion, because way back when dinosaurs roamed the earth I did a BA in a nearly adjacent historical area. Not quite going in cold.

ZunarJ5 4y ago

Chapo Trap House recently did a series too: https://hellonearth.chapotraphouse.com/views/podcast/ https://hellonearth.chapotraphouse.com/views/podcast/

flonkyflonk 4y ago

It's a review of three books, not a beginners guide to that period. I enjoyed and it made me want to read the books, so I guess it did its job. It also contains a philosopher related pun which is either one of the best or worst I've ever heard. As great puns should be like that, it's probably the latter.