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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

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Ok, somehow, I goofed up Day 15 and put it outside this record-bound megathread. ICYMI, here it is again:

https://mastodon.social/@HistoPol/112664763147341064

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Day 16:

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So, Mina, bird of a feather, thanks for the inspiration for today, or rather moving it forward in the pipeline. 😏

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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

(3/n)

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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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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Just think of all the Swiss, believing that Wilhelm Tell's story told in Schiller's play actually happened.

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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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