Concerning History

Author: Francis Butler

Making History, Marking History: The Great Anniversaries of 2023

Post author By Francis Butler
Post date April 17, 2023

Relitigating the Civil War (But Not in the Way You Think)

Post author By Francis Butler
Post date April 3, 2023

Gaining our Bearings: Historical Scale & Its Implications

HANDOUT - Enslaved workers working for Confederate forces during Civil War.(Courtesy of The Civil War in America from the Illustrated London News: A Joint Project by Sandra J. Still, Emily E. Katt, Collection Management, and the Beck Center of Emory University)

Post author By Francis Butler
Post date February 6, 2023

Parallels in History Part II: Weimar’s Fall and the Death of Reconstruction

Post author By Francis Butler
Post date January 9, 2023

Onwards and Upwards: A (Positive) Retrospective on 2022

Post author By Francis Butler
Post date December 26, 2022

The Historical Middle Earth: Beneath the Shadow

Post author By Francis Butler
Post date September 19, 2022

Parallels in History Part I: Weimar Germany and the Reconstruction South

J. R. Waud, "The First Vote," November 16, 1867.

Post author By Francis Butler
Post date September 5, 2022

What’s in a Detail? Dating the Pirates of the Caribbean Trilogy

The HMS Interceptor attempts to outrun the infamous Black Pearl, Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl

Post author By Francis Butler
Post date March 7, 2022

Looking Back (with Context): A Retrospective on 2021

Post author By Francis Butler
Post date December 27, 2021