Category Archives: Seventeeth Century

Roosevelt’s first war…on the Depression

Posted on November 9, 2010 by kenbaker

Image via Wikipedia By late winter 1933, the nation had already endured more than three years of economic depression. Statistics revealing the depth of the Great Depression were staggering. More than 11,000 of 24,000 banks had failed, destroying the savings … Continue reading →

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Reassessing Cromwell in Ireland

Posted on April 7, 2010 by kenbaker

Having taught History in both England and Ireland, it has been an interesting challenge to seek to obey the exigencies of the differing curricula when one approaches the topic of Cromwell. Recently –in England- he was shortlisted as one of … Continue reading →

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CROMWELL: Sinner or Saint?

Posted on April 6, 2010 by kenbaker

CROMWELL: Sinner or saint? Make an estimate of his successes and failures in the context of his biography

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