Comments for History Maven http://historymaven.com On history, politics, books and ideas Sun, 15 Aug 2010 15:49:38 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 Comment on The Mystery of the Swordsman by History Maven http://historymaven.com/?p=139&cpage=1#comment-341 History Maven Sun, 15 Aug 2010 15:49:38 +0000 http://historymaven.com/?p=139#comment-341 Philip - Do you happen to know what documents support that? I would be so excited to know more. I'll see if I can get a copy of The French Executioner, and look at the sources in there. Sadly, I can never take anything from the TV show The Tudors as factual. They are far to interested in a bawdy yarn to bother with facts. Philip – Do you happen to know what documents support that? I would be so excited to know more. I’ll see if I can get a copy of The French Executioner, and look at the sources in there.

Sadly, I can never take anything from the TV show The Tudors as factual. They are far to interested in a bawdy yarn to bother with facts.

]]> Comment on Workers, Unite! – Coit Tower by Images of workers « History Maven http://historymaven.com/?p=161&cpage=1#comment-323 Images of workers « History Maven Mon, 09 Aug 2010 16:27:51 +0000 http://historymaven.com/?p=161#comment-323 [...] Workers, Unite! – Coit Tower [...] [...] Workers, Unite! – Coit Tower [...]

]]> Comment on The Mystery of the Swordsman by Philip http://historymaven.com/?p=139&cpage=1#comment-321 Philip Mon, 09 Aug 2010 16:04:16 +0000 http://historymaven.com/?p=139#comment-321 The name of the headsman was Jean Rombaud. Like most executioners, he was from a long family line of this profession. His other claim to fame was beheading two felons at one stroke, a piece of work which may have gotten him the "honor" of executing The Queen. A fictional account of his life is given in the novel THE FRENCH EXECUTIONER by C.C. Humphrey, 2001. The name of the headsman was Jean Rombaud. Like most executioners, he was from a long family line of this profession. His other claim to fame was beheading two felons at one stroke,
a piece of work which may have gotten him the “honor” of executing The Queen.
A fictional account of his life is given in the novel THE FRENCH EXECUTIONER by C.C. Humphrey, 2001.

]]> Comment on The Mystery of the Swordsman by Marion Vermazen http://historymaven.com/?p=139&cpage=1#comment-247 Marion Vermazen Mon, 19 Jul 2010 16:37:30 +0000 http://historymaven.com/?p=139#comment-247 Kate, Very interesting. I am going to put Lady in the Tower on my long 'to read' list and I've also added FDR's Shadow. I'm reading and loving Wolf Hall right now which is also about this period. Have you read it? I'm glad you are blogging again and I hope you have a good day. Marion Kate,
Very interesting. I am going to put Lady in the Tower on my long ‘to read’ list and I’ve also added FDR’s Shadow. I’m reading and loving Wolf Hall right now which is also about this period. Have you read it?
I’m glad you are blogging again and I hope you have a good day.
Marion

]]> Comment on Shenzhen – Day 1 by History Maven » Breaking my silence http://historymaven.com/?p=38&cpage=1#comment-241 History Maven » Breaking my silence Fri, 09 Jul 2010 02:30:01 +0000 http://historymaven.com/?p=38#comment-241 [...] Went to China [...] [...] Went to China [...]

]]> Comment on Hong Kong by Hong Kong, multi-modal » Geoff Arnold http://historymaven.com/?p=78&cpage=1#comment-226 Hong Kong, multi-modal » Geoff Arnold Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:54:54 +0000 http://historymaven.com/?p=78#comment-226 [...] Kate’s comments are here. Shje reminds me of one of the strangest features of our visit: the women. Everywhere we went, the [...] [...] Kate’s comments are here. Shje reminds me of one of the strangest features of our visit: the women. Everywhere we went, the [...]

]]> Comment on Lianshuan Park by History Maven » Weird Warnings http://historymaven.com/?p=64&cpage=1#comment-225 History Maven » Weird Warnings Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:57:33 +0000 http://historymaven.com/?p=64#comment-225 [...] front of the Police Office of Lianshuan Park was a large sign with what appear to be warnings about possible park hazards. Of course, I do not [...] [...] front of the Police Office of Lianshuan Park was a large sign with what appear to be warnings about possible park hazards. Of course, I do not [...]

]]> Comment on Giraffes, new word, and layoffs by Ming Jack Po http://historymaven.com/?p=13&cpage=1#comment-4 Ming Jack Po Fri, 13 Apr 2007 21:16:01 +0000 http://historymaven.com/?p=13#comment-4 Wow, sorry to hear about the layoffs. Looks like the economy is really taking a turn for the worse. Citibank is also laying off 17K employees.. and rumors are circulating about other banks soon following suit... Wow, sorry to hear about the layoffs. Looks like the economy is really taking a turn for the worse. Citibank is also laying off 17K employees.. and rumors are circulating about other banks soon following suit…

]]> Comment on On war by Ming Jack Po http://historymaven.com/?p=10&cpage=1#comment-3 Ming Jack Po Sat, 07 Apr 2007 12:41:07 +0000 http://historymaven.com/?p=10#comment-3 wow, thanks for blogging about this... Robert F Kennedy has always been my hero, and this speech is just incredibly prescient. wow, thanks for blogging about this… Robert F Kennedy has always been my hero, and this speech is just incredibly prescient.

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