Shocking Facts About the Spanish Empire
23 Jan 2021 Leave a comment
in defence economics, development economics Tags: age of empires, Spain
Top 10 Worst Military Leaders in History
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in defence economics, war and peace
10 Fascinating Facts About the Battle of the Somme
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in defence economics, war and peace Tags: World War I
Book Review: “Mary Queen of Scots’ Secretary: William Maitland- Politician, Reformer, and Conspirator” by Robert Stedall
22 Jan 2021 Leave a comment
One of the most dynamic queens in 16th century Europe who spent most of her youth in a country that was not her homeland, but was fighting for the right to rule England. Her name was Mary Queen of Scots, the cousin of Queen Elizabeth I. Many know of her tragic tale, but there was a man who was behind the scenes trying to guide Scotland to a brighter future. He was not married to Mary Queen of Scots, but he was influential in her life and choosing who she might marry and who she would end up divorcing. He was a politician and a religious reformer whose decisions would alter history dramatically. His name was William Maitland and he served as Mary’s secretary. He is always mentioned as a footnote in history, until now. Robert Stedall’s latest biography, “Mary Queen of Scots’ Secretary: William Maitland- Politician, Reformer, and Conspirator”…
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Classic British TV: Minder with George Cole, Dennis Waterman – S03E06 – Another Bride Another Groom
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Market Power Fosters Creative Production and the forgotten Dupuit triangle
22 Jan 2021 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, Austrian economics, entrepreneurship, history of economic thought, industrial organisation, survivor principle Tags: creative destruction
Why did Nobody Conquer Liechtenstein?
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in defence economics, economic history
Economics in one lesson
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in applied price theory, applied welfare economics, comparative institutional analysis, economics of bureaucracy, economics of regulation, history of economic thought, law and economics, property rights, Public Choice, public economics
The Royal Navy and the Convoy WWI Part I
21 Jan 2021 Leave a comment
Sinking of the Linda Blanche out of Liverpool by Willy Stöwer
But by August 1916, when the greater part of the High Seas Fleet was ready fix sea again, nothing had occurred on either side that made a decisive battle more likely to take place. This was confirmed when, with a somewhat hollow show of bravado, Scheer ventured to demonstrate to the world that ‘the enemy must be on the watch for attacks by our Fleet’. On 19 August the High Seas Fleet with eighteen dreadnoughts and its only two serviceable battle-cruisers came out with the intention of effecting the aborted pre-Jutland raid on Sunderland in association with U-boat traps.
Again, Room 40 did not let down Jellicoe who was again at sea to meet Scheer before he had left harbour himself, this time well covered by scouting Zeppelins. The two Fleets were never in serious risk of making contact…
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