Carnivalesque 56
Welcome to the 56th edition of Carnivalesque, the pre-modern history blog carnival. This is an early-modern edition, covering roughly 1500-1800. (more…)
The Complete Soldier
David Lawrence’s The Complete Soldier: Military Books and Military Culture in Early Stuart England, 1603-1645 is the most expensive book I’ve ever bought. At £118 it was more than twice the previous record holder, Barbara Donagan’s War In England, but I really need it and it’s not in any of the libraries I can borrow books from. It turned out to be worth reading because it’s really good and vindicates some of the things I’ve written about drill books and cavalry tactics. (more…)
Strippers
I’ve been reading Stripping, Sex and Popular Culture by Catherine Roach, which is really good and has made me think about lots of things. These are some random observations about it or inspired by it. (more…)
Carnivalesque (Twice)
The new ancient/medieval edition of Carnivalesque is now up at Bavardess (with a special Halloween theme).
The next early-modern edition will be right here at Investigations of a Dog on 22nd November. Send submissions to jenna@4-lom.com or use the early-modern nomination form.
