History Blog Carnivals
This is the first post in a new category: blogging (I nearly called it “spam”, but decided that would be bad idea). I was originally intending to concentrate on writing substantial original posts, and avoid posts which are just a link to something else. However, for the greater good of the blogosphere I’ve decided to do whatever I can to promote blog carnivals. For anyone who isn’t familiar with the strange terminology of blogging sub-culture, a carnival collects links to interesting blog posts on a certain theme. Carnivals happen on a regular basis (often once a month), and each edition is hosted by a different blog. Authors and readers can submit their favourite posts to the host to be considered for inclusion. Carnivals are a great way to discover new blogs and find out about things you’re not familiar with. The best way to find out what it’s all about is to go and look at some carnivals yourself, so here are the most prominent history carnivals that I know about:
History Carnival: Tales place every two weeks and covers every aspect of history. The current edition is at Holocaust Controversies. The next edition will be on 15th November at Axis of Evel Knieval. You can use this submission form to suggest posts (or e-mail suggestions to the host), as long as they’re about history and were posted after 1st November 2006.
Carnivalesque: A monthly carnival which alternates between early-modern and pre-modern (as in ancient and medieval) editions. The current edition is early-modern and is hosted at Recent Finds.
Carnival of Bad History: A monthly carnival exposing, critiquing and ridiculing bad history, including misrepresentations of the past, dubious analogies, and historians behaving badly. The current edition is at Archy. The next edition will be at Philobiblon on 21st November.
