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Walter Scott's Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe takes place after the Norman invasion of England in the 11th century. A colonial interpretation emerges in the relationship between the French Normans and the English Anglo Saxons
Shakespeare's The Tempest Part II
How Shakespeare explores the relationship between the colonizer and the colonized
Shakespeare and Invasion
Shakespeare's Coriolanus reflects how the perception of invasion has changed over time
Book Review: War and Peace
Putins invasion brings a new relevancy to Tolstoys classic novel.
Depicting Nature
The Catholic Church and the French Salon did not value nature as a subject. How did Leonardo da Vinci and Claude Monet navigate this issue?
Vaccination: Freedom or Responsibility?
The Covid vaccine pits two forces against each other, freedom of choice or responsibility to those around you?
Fighting China: From a Marine's Experience
Marine Officer John Ragus discusses his first hand experience with China's war machine
The Epic Life of Thomas Gray
Historical fiction writer Wylie Small brings her medieval ancestor to life with her new book, Gray
Lets Get Political
Why are political tensions rising so much? This episode points to a few reasons.