Muhlberger's World History

My sleep schedule  and the often-cloudy weather keep me  from seeing the  constant sky show that  other people see.  Fortunately there are  ...

 Of course I include only material on this blog  that I expect some of my  readers will find interesting. But occasionally  I find something...

 The "rare bird" is Hrotswit of Gandersheim, a 10th-century nun who must have been one of the most talented Latin writers of her t...

 In an opinion piece in the Guardian Jason Burke gives a long "opinion piece" on how Germany beat the terrorist Red Army Faction ...

  Trump Surrendered the Strait of Hormuz to Iran—& Emptied Shelves in America’s Arsenal:

This, like the letter of George Washington preceding the 4th of July post, is provided by Professor Emeritus Brad Delong. Here's how ...

Boy, educated men of the 18th century could write!

  July 4, 2026 -- 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. It is currently quite possible to have a sad or sour view of the De...

 Another story from the Guardian: the murder of  Kawthar Bashar al-Husayjawi, an Iraqi teenager (15 y.o.) who was killed by her family for r...

 ...that one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence was named Button Gwinnett ?

 ‘You’re not one of us, are you?’: How a Ukrainian soldier survived two weeks in a Russian dugout | Ukraine | The Guardian I don't thin...

  Two skywatchers were lucky enough to catch a comet  crossing an asteroid.   Apparently there's a certain ppopular mystique surrounding...

 This morning I have been listening to a 1984 concert by Jethro Tull on YouTube while reading the last chapter  and the epilog of James M. M...

 A fan of microstates named Vlad Geo Top is letting us know that the Bektashi Order -- a branch of Islam -- might establish itself as an ind...

This is marvellous.

li vescience.com has a fascinating article on the discovery of a huge cog -- a late medieval cargo ship -- off the coast of Denmark. ...

Here's what I meant t0 include: From Jack Vance's sf novel The Book of Dreams. ...Gersen sauntered along Corrib Place, looking into ...

I have been writing a history of the Middle Ages, meant for people who are interested, bright but not necessarily well-informed. It's g...