I also like to research and write about slices of history which catch my interest.
Not only am I publishing essays I wrote as part of gaining my BA (Hist.), but I write and publish articles based around historical events - often, but not always, New Zealand-based.
The essays are written in a scholarly tone, but the articles are less formal.
I will list them here, in case anyone else might enjoy reading them.
(p.s: the titles don't really do the content justice, so don't be put off checking them out)
ESSAYS
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A Neolithic Revolution - how the emergence of agriculture changed things
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An Analysis of an Ancient Ritual - the Need-Fire
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Ancient Greece - using magic for love and mischief
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Anselm and Gaunilo - a look at their argument and objection
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Burghs and Castles - a comparison between them
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Executing Louis XVI - a look at the advantages and disadvantages of doing so
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France - becoming a nation in the Middle Ages
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Homo Explorans - voyagers who would link the world
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Leisure Patterns - in middle-class Victorian England, 1850-1900
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Leonardo da Vinci - a brief overview
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Loss of Tradition - the impact on Maori society of European settlement in New Zealand
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Medieval Women Mystics - why they claimed an authority to articulate their experiences publicly
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Napoleon's Continental System - how it impacted industrialisation in France
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Napoleon's Imperial Nobility - a new social class
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The American Civil War - an issue of freedom
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The Black Death of 1348 - reactions and responses
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The Decline of Aristocracy - by 1900, both personally and politcally
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The Feudal Society in Medieval England - a system of traditional obligations
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The Growth of Cities in 19th Century Europe - reasons and influences
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The Ray Women - prostitutes and prostitution in Late Medieval England
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The Saga of Eomund, Bold Orator - an ancient Scandanavian-inspired tale
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The Saga of King Hrolf Kraki - glimpses of male bondage
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The Templars and Hospitalliers - were they the backbones of the Latin cause in Palestine
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The Vikings - traders before raiders
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William James - criteria for religious belief
ARTICLES
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Amy Bock - thief, confidence trickster, grifter, impersonator, kleptomaniac
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ANZAC Day - a compilation of links to a number of soldiers I researched to commemmorate the day
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Early Wellington Settlers - arriving 1840
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Esther James - a remarkable pioneering New Zealander
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First Fingerprint Evidence Conviction - in New Zealand; the Ponsonby murder, 1920
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First Hanging - to take place in New Zealand under European rule
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First Newspaper - published in New Zealand, 1839
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First Settlers in New Plymouth - aboard the William Bryan, arriving 1841
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First Talking Picture - made in New Zealand, 1930
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George Wilder - serial escapist
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Kiwi Legends: the humble Farm Dog - a necessary part of farm life unique to New Zealand
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Kiwi Legends: the humble Jandal - a bit of kiwiana
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Kiwi Legends: John Britten - a "visionary, artist, engineer, motivator, innovator, and genius"
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Kiwis Flying Overseas - the first New Zealand international flight
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Pistols At Dawn - a deadly duel in New Zealand
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The Lady Sudeley Apple Tree - I researched its history, an interesting exercise
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Thomas Holloway King - the first European child born & buried in New Zealand