Day 8:
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I guess, some of knew what was coming when I placed my comment on Day 7 regarding Day 6 (Pillars of the Earth). Well, here's the thing, I did like "La catedral del mar" (#CathedralOfTheSea) by #IldefonsoFalcones. It is about the uring the construction of a cathedral. But it is the lesser known Santa Maria del Mar, not the...
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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_Wolke
English Title Fall Out
The Wave
Fahrenheit
1984
Brave New World
Ok, somehow, I goofed up Day 15 and put it outside this record-bound megathread. ICYMI, here it is again:
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Day 16:
@mina
So, Mina, bird of a feather, thanks for the inspiration for today, or rather moving it forward in the pipeline. 😏
https://berlin.social/@mina/112676718514500109
There was a time when I used to read all about #Mesoamerica's early history that I could get my hands on. One of the books was #Aztec by #GaryJennings.
Even...
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#Aztec by #GaryJennings
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Day 16:
...Even though it is historical fiction, he works with a lot of love for historical detail. Alas, #GaryJennimgs died in 1999, and so he could only complete the first two of a total of 6 of this #AztecSeries, the other's were written much later than the first one (1980), the last...
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#Aztec by #GaryJennings
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Day 16:
...in 2012 (#AztecRevenge.)
Now, the first thing to know is that there were no #Aztecs. This people who, according to legend, migrated to the swamps what later on became #Tenochtitlán, nowadays the historic Center of #MexicoCity, were called the #Mexica. Back then, it was an island in...
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#Aztec by #GaryJennings
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Day 16:
...what was then Lake #Texcoco in the Valley of #Mexico.
They spoke (and many still speak) #Nahuatl.
This first book provides an understanding of the roots of modern-day #Mexico.
Seen chronologically, the book starts in 1466, when the fictious Mexícan narrator is born. The book...
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#Aztec by #GaryJennings
(5/5)
Day 16:
...ends with a surprise ending in 1531.
Highly recommended and fun to read.
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Thanks for the recommendation!
Fits perfectly with mine.
Did I tell you already that I love historic fiction?
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@mina
"Did I tell you already that I love historic fiction?"
You didn't need to. 😉
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Day 17:
I have been busy with some shelves so belatedly, my recommendation for the fascinating (hi)story of the #Mongols and their early khans.
It introduced me to an amazing part of Mongolia's and #China’s, and subsequently #India's as well as Europe's history: the #ConquerorSeries.
Irish author #ConnIggulden is a master storyteller.
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Day 18:
I've always been interested in the history of the #BritishIsles. Today, I'm recommending a historical novel, the first of #TheSaxonStories, #TheLastKingdom.
It is set at the end of the 9th century and follows the rise + reign of #KingÆlfredTheGreat of the West + then the #AngloSaxons.
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I wouldn't be ashamed.
The authors usually spend a huge amount of resources on research. Moreover, if there were time to read as many pages on any period of history during school, you'd be a pro, too.
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I totally agree. It is totally fine to learn history from historic novels, as long as you are aware that the writer will take their liberties when it comes to details.
However: All history is, in the end, story telling. So, the separating line between history and historic fiction is quite a blurry one.
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Just think of all the Swiss, believing that Wilhelm Tell's story told in Schiller's play actually happened.
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Course it did...
Durch diese hohle Gasse...
I saw it with my own eyes and ate the apple.
Somewhere I must have photos
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The "Hohle Gasse" near Küssnacht am Rigi.
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If you look closely, there's a chewed off Apple core in dem dere woods
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#FriedrichSchiller #WilhelmTell
European #History
(1/n)
Wow, even though the long Wiki entry doesn't really dig into the historical veracity of the play, it really is worth reading the entry. The view of contemporaries and later generations is colorful and changing. E.g.:
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#FriedrichSchiller #WilhelmTell
European #History
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"...Stellungnahme zur Revolution von 1789
#Schiller setzt sich in dem Schauspiel nicht direkt mit der #FranzösischenRevolution auseinander, obwohl dies viele Zeitgenossen von ihm erwarteten. Die 👉#jakobinischen Revolutionäre hatten sich u. a. auf...
https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_Tell_(Schiller)
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#FriedrichSchiller #WilhelmTell
European #History
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...den Tellmythos berufen, als sie den französischen König enthaupteten, ebenso wie zahlreiche Adelige und ihnen opponierende Revolutionäre des Dritten Standes.👈"
"Schiller schrieb seinen „Tell“ in den Jahren 1803 bis 1804 und verfolgte selbstverständlich die Entwicklung...
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#FriedrichSchiller #WilhelmTell
European #History
#Nationalsozialismus
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...Im „#Dritten Reich“ wurde das Stück zunächst in die #NS-Propaganda integriert. Propagandaminister 👉#Goebbels pries es in den ersten Jahren als „Führerdrama“, und es wurde entsprechend häufig aufgeführt. 👈 Die Hauptfiguren Tell und Werner Stauffacher wurden als ideale Führerpersönlichkeiten interpretiert, Tellzitate fanden sich in den meisten...
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European #History
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...Lesebüchern. 👉#Schillers Motiv des gerechtfertigten Tyrannenmords, der Beifall des deutschen Theaterpublikums an den „unpassenden“ Stellen sowie auch mehrere Attentate auf #Hitler (u. a. geplant von dem Schweizer #MauriceBavaud) scheinen jedoch zu einer völligen Abkehr der #Nazis von dem Tellmythos geführt zu haben👈; die...
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European #History
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...Änderung der Einstellung war so dramatisch, dass das Stück am 3. Juni 👉1941 auf Anweisung #Hitlers zur Aufführung und für den Schulunterricht verboten wurde."👈
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My middle name is Noah
😎
Auch wenn ich jetzt viel über die historischen Auswirkungen des Stücks gelernt habe, welche geschichtlichen Handlungsstränge den nun historisch belegbar waren, konnte ich diesem Wikipedia-Eintrag leider nicht entnehmen.
https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_Tell_(Schiller)
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Es ist halt eine Legende, wie Robin Hood.
Was natürlich wahr ist, dass die Schweizer in der Zeit (13./14. Jahrhundert) begannen, sich gegen die Ausbeutung durch die Habsburger zusammenzuschließen.
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Und ich dachte es gab wirklich einen Wegelagerer namens Robin Hood mit einem Tuktuk, der ein Fan des Königs war, der auf der Rückreise von einer Kreuzfahrt in eine mobile Grenzkontrolle im Schengenraum geriet und festgenommen wurde weil er die Kaution nicht zahlen konnte?
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Day 19:
(1/3)
Today's recommendation is one of the crown jewels of historical fiction. I'd go as far as to say that for any book featuring #GaiusIuliusCaesar, her #MastersOfRome series still is the quality benchmark.
They started my interest in the #RomanRepublic...
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Day 19:
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Book trivia:
"McCullough originally decided to end the series with The October Horse because in her opinion the ultimate fall of the Roman Republic took place after the Battle of Philippi, with the death of Caesar's assassins. However, most...
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Day 19:
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historians place the end of the Republic a decade later, after the final showdown between Augustus and Mark Antony at the Battle of Actium, in 31 BC.
McCullough said that her publisher wanted her to write The Thorn Birds sequels instead of the Roman books..."
Source for all quotes:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masters_of_Rome
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This is such a fascinating time.
I haven't read these books, but they're now on my bucket list.
Thanks for the recommendation!
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@mina
Sure.
Save the best for last, right?--Though rankings are very hard with our excellent selection.
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PS:
10 years ago, the #MastersOfRome were hard to come by and I even had to order some books (used) from Australia.
Nowadays, it is easier:
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Day 20:
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So, I still owe you my final installment, though including the sequels of the series presented, I've been way past the 20 books, for more than a week 😉.
My final recommendation for the time being is an author who writes at the same level as #ColleenMcCullough,...
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Day 20:
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...and that is French #historian #ChristianJacq.
As am #Egyptologist, in my view, he surpasses all other authors of #HistoricalNivels whose books about #AncientEgypt I habe been able to get my hands on.
He has written several series on the topic, all of which I can recommend...1)
1)
https://www.bookseriesinorder.com/christian-jacq/
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