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Anything besides death and destruction?

When I was a kid, the Conquistadors were heroes. Glamorous in their shiny armor adorned with bright feathers and ladies’ lacy tokens, they were handsome lads intent on furthering the kingdoms of God and of Spain. Then, I got a … Continue reading

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Heretics, witches, and the like. In the year of our Lord 1600, Girodano Bruno was burned as a heretic in England (real life). In 1598, Sashue was strangled for witchery in what is now New Mexico (fiction, Crimson Sky). In 1610, … Continue reading

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Lazy Woman’s History

My favorite way of consuming history is through novels. Yeah, it’s the lazy readers way. I do read non-fiction, too, but it’s so much more fun to have a cast of well-drawn characters move through the landscape with some well-researched … Continue reading

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Conquistadors and Puebloans

Well, did the conquistadors bring anything besides death and destruction? Why, yes they did!  You can hardly blame the Europeans for all the diseases they brought, as devastating as they were to the native peoples. They didn’t know they were … Continue reading

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