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This was a look at our British History which was not only interesting but also amusing. The little comments from the author made me laugh at times as well as the little stories that aren’t well known from our history.
I loved the names of the chapters as they really did sum up the information in the chapter both brilliantly and amusingly.
This is definitely a book that you can dip in and out of and one that I would recommend to anyone who is interested in the history of Britain, even if you already think that you know a lot about it.
I would rate it 9 stars as sometimes I got a bit confused as some of the chapters in between the main timeline ones jumped about so sometimes I would think that I was further along in history than I was (for example I thought something happened around the industrial revolution but it became clear that it was actually around the time of Elizabeth I) but other than this, I thoroughly enjoyed it and loved the fact that over the busiest time of year I could just dip in and out of it and not lose the information that I had already read.
Arran Lomas has renewed the love I already had for history with this book!
  
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The Marinated Meeple (1853 KP) created a post in What did you play?

Apr 15, 2018  
Here’s here’s what I played at Game Night This week. It was a Great Night. Flow of History: first attempt, Stockpile with the expansions; love this game. Azul: first time. Sluff off: first attempt.
  
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Lumos (380 KP) Apr 15, 2018

Awesome! I've not heard of any of those games but I am always looking for new games to add to our library!

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Rainn Wilson recommended Rome and Jerusalem in Books (curated)

 
Rome and Jerusalem
Rome and Jerusalem
Martin Goodman | 2020 | History & Politics, Religion
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"My two favorite cities have a storied and contentious history, richly documented in this terrific study. Sparks fly and, meanwhile, Christianity sweeps in and transforms the world in a few short hundred years. Fascinating."

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The Godfather (1972)
The Godfather (1972)
1972 | Crime, Drama

"I have to say The Godfather. [Laughs] Incredible movie. The performances, how it’s told. That’s the longest opening scene in film history — an hour or so. The whole wedding, and then the movie starts."

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Clea DuVall recommended The Ice Storm (1997) in Movies (curated)

 
The Ice Storm (1997)
The Ice Storm (1997)
1997 | Drama
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"Ang Lee is a master at telling the entire history of a relationship in one simple, silent moment. This is an astonishingly beautiful and devastating film. From top to bottom, the performances are stellar."

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Garth Greenwell recommended The Angel of History in Books (curated)

 
The Angel of History
The Angel of History
Carolyn Forche | 1994 | Fiction & Poetry
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"This ambitious, uncannily beautiful book moves me more deeply with every reading. A powerful meditation on history and conscience, it’s also an assertion of the centrality of political witness to the work of art."

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