Copied over from oraprono.biz – attempting to let go of some old domain names. This shouldn’t come up in amongst the regular posts – it should be there with the Courses. I’ll change the date to hide it. Work in … Continue reading →
Following Charlotte Yonge’s book on Roman History has been great this term. She strikes a good balance between brevity and interesting detail with a Christian perspective. It is easy enough to cross reference with other websites plus our Historical Atlas. … Continue reading →
All the short histories of Rome skip to the Punic Wars, so I wanted to read about Pyrrhus by the end of the week. In Charlotte Yonge’s Book we read through chapters 13-16 today. There were lots of incidents to … Continue reading →
Continuing with Charlotte Yonge’s book, chapters 9 and 10 describe Coriolanus, Cincinnatus and the Decemvirs. This continues under the Early Republic The conflict between patricians and plebians reminded me of the parable about a kingdom divided. kingdomdivided Coriolanus – doesn’t … Continue reading →
We read chapters 7 and 8 of Charlotte Yonge’s book Young Folk’s History of Rome. This described the developing political structure of the Roman Republic. There are many, many diagrams to try explain the structure, but as the structure changed … Continue reading →
The Aborigines thought that the white people were gone for good, but that was not the case. In 1787, the First Fleet, led by Arthur Phillip, set out from Britain on a long voyage to Australia. When they arrived in … Continue reading →
Here’s the quiz: And here’s the book: The Voyage of the Endeavour by G Arnold Wood Have fun!
Continue reading →Martin Joseph Kerney writes a great outline of history in A Compendium of Ancient and Modern History. The quotes below all come from that book. If you’d like to read the rest, I have made a newly typeset excerpt here. … Continue reading →
To take some words of Fr. Martin Joseph Kerney: Before studying the history of other countries, we should become well acquainted with the history of our own. For it would be a great shame for our little readers, if they … Continue reading →
As a first course, how about History – such a huge subject. And should be something that can be added to and filled out over time.
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