Sei Shonagon – Cranky Ladies of History
When I taught English in Japan, I’d often ask students what they liked most about living …
History
Carny Knowledge (The Secret History of Melbourne)
I love reading about history. The more I read, the more I realise how much I …
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Australia is now at war. Our duty is quite clear: to gird up our loins and …
Who Would Have Thought Collecting Severed Heads Would Be So Difficult?
From Warriors of Medieval Japan by Stephen Turnbull Head collecting is a tradition found throughout samurai …
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