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Monthly Archives: September 2010
Historical Fiction and “Real Historical Facts”
… no readers of science fiction (as far as I know), would point out to the author that s/he has the information wrong because they know for sure that the decontamination chamber on Zenon X is painted in blue and not green, or that it wasn’t in operation until 26956, give or take a few centaves… But in historical fiction, readers do expect some of the “real historical facts,” even though some don’t want to be swamped by a lot of them.
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September 28, 1066 William the Bastard (as his wife fondly called him), invades England at Pevensey to engage in the battle of Hastings which was not at Hastings, but at a place called Battle? Really? Was he lost?
Posted in history notes
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Educating Monkeys
“The National Adult Literacy Survey found a total of 21% of American adults function at a Level 1, the lowest literacy level, finding difficulty in reading, writing and computational skills considered necessary for functioning in everyday life.”
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Posted in random thoughts
Tagged American education, business, education, employees, literacy, New Mexico, training
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The Knights of Yesteryears
Popular historical novels depict “sympathetic characters,” these reflect far more of our time, rather than theirs. Continue reading
Posted in history notes, random thoughts
Tagged characters, Eleanor of Aquitaine, historical fiction, knights, sex, violence
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