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 Giles Milton in general
Newest Review: ... souls of those people who made that History. Giles Milton is a historian with a penchant for uncovering those little-known snippets of history that were pivotal in creating the bigger picture. I have read several of his books, "White Gold", "Samurai William", "The Riddle and the Knight", but most admired is his first, "Nathaniel's Nutmeg". We are taken ... more  ... on a whirlwind journey across the centuries and round the globe, each chapter heralding the next with a snippet of information, like dangling bait, so one is eagerly waiting for the next chapter to unfold.
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Giles Milton in general: History de-bunked! (299 words)
by BonyTony - written on 21.09.06 (Useful, 26 readings)
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When I was a lad at school, History was as dry as the paper it was written on - memorising numbers and names for no reason that I could discern. The books gave no insight, the teachers did their best, but it had no bearing on 'today'. True, his books are full of dates and names (the lifeblood of History), but every page is alive with the souls of those people who made that History. Giles Milton is a historian with a penchant for uncovering those little-known snippets of history that were pivotal in creating the bigger picture. I have read several of his books, "White Gold", "Samurai William", "The Riddle and the Knight", but ...
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