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2 08, 2017

King Arthur’s Britain – Medieval history

By |2019-09-11T11:29:54-07:00August 2nd, 2017|History, Medieval|Comments Off on King Arthur’s Britain – Medieval history

Like the people King Arthur was fighting: Sutton Hoo invaders' helmet (500s-600s AD, now in the British Museum) The end of Roman Britain When Constantine III revolted in England in 406 AD and [...]

8 06, 2017

Medieval and modern knitting history

By |2019-10-27T14:17:44-07:00June 8th, 2017|Clothing, Modern Europe|Comments Off on Medieval and modern knitting history

Modern knitting history: Stocking frame knitting machine (1750) Knitting silk stockings In the 1500s AD, knitters in Spain and France started to produce very fine knitted silk stockings, with little tiny [...]

30 05, 2017

Modern Afghanistan – Central Asian History

By |2019-08-05T09:25:09-07:00May 30th, 2017|Central Asia, History|Comments Off on Modern Afghanistan – Central Asian History

Modern Afghanistan: the Dar-ul-Aman Palace outside Kabul (1920s) World War I From 1880 until the end of World War I, the British controlled Afghanistan along with British India. Afghanistan mostly [...]

30 05, 2017

Sher Ali Khan and Afghanistan – Central Asian History

By |2017-05-30T16:53:58-07:00May 30th, 2017|Central Asia, History|Comments Off on Sher Ali Khan and Afghanistan – Central Asian History

Dost Mohammed Khan In 1834 AD Dost Mohammed Kahn pushed aside Ahmed Shah Durrani's grandson to become the ruler of Afghanistan. He found himself caught ruling a small, poor country [...]

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