[lost66615]

has the title says which books on history are you reading i am reading
the hundred years war of the works of jean froissart,de monstrelet old book
reprinted by the folio society learning quite a bit
i never use Wikipedia only Britannica encyclopedia online

[eliza robinson]

i read a book recently called restoration london by liza picard, and it was one of the best hisotry books i have ever read. also evelynne lever's marie antoinette, the last queen of france was a really great book, the only time i have ever cried at a hisotry book.

[archibaldpriceless]

An Investment Banker was at the pier of a small coastal Indian village when a small boat with just one fisherman docked. Inside the small boat were several large yellow fin tuna.

The Investment Banker complimented the Fisherman on the quality of his fish and asked, “How long does it take to catch them?” The Fisherman replied: “Only a little while.”

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[Mike Holly]

I have just finished the seige of constantinople by Roger Crowley. Really enjoyed it and am looking forward to more of his books.

One of the interesting things was asymmetric nature of the risks. The defenders just needed to lose once for the battle to be lost, but the attackers could try, fail and try again any number of times.

Mike

[@HistoryGems]

For something light try Napoleon's Haemorrhoids by Phil Mason full of little historical nuggets like a standard foot was measured as Henry I'sts forearm. For something heavy Matterhorn by Karl Marlantes is an awesome novel of a marine's tour in Vietnam. It is that war's "All quiet on the western front". An amazing work of literature. Also feel free to check out our tweets and Facebook page with similar extremes of history @HistoryGems