#Historathon2024

#Historathon2024 is a year-long celebration of reading historical nonfiction. The goal is to read, discuss, and spotlight works of history, and to encourage reluctant readers to give history a try. The calendar year will be divided into three-month blocks, with each block focusing on a particular period of time:
Jan-March = Prehistory-500 CE
April-June = 500-1500
July-Sept = 1500-1820
Oct-Dec = 1820-Present
To participate, simply read a work of history that falls into the time period for each quarterly segment of the year. Read more if you’d like! Tailor the choices to your interests or try something completely new.

Host: Vin ‪@revenantreads‬
• HISTORATHON 2024 | Announcement Video    • HISTORATHON 2024 | Announcement Video  

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Titles Mentioned in This Video:

Q1
Evolution: The Human Story, Edited by Dr. Alice Roberts
Lady Sapiens: Breaking Stereotypes About Prehistoric Women by Thomas Cirotteau, Jennifer Kerner, Eric Pincas, Philippa Hurd (Translator)
Everyday Life in Ancient Rome by Neil Grant
A Rome of One's Own: The Forgotten Women of the Roman Empire by Emma Southon
Women and Power by Mary Beard
Divine Might: Goddesses in Greek Myth by Natalie Haynes
Pandora's Jar: Women in the Greek Myths by Natalie Haynes

Q2/
Edward IV & Elizabeth Woodville: A True Romance by by Amy Licence
Richard III: The Road to Leicester by Amy Licence
Anne Neville: Richard III's Tragic Queen by Amy Licence

Pen and Sword Haul; possible books for Q3/Q4
Inside the Tudor Home: Daily Life in the Sixteenth Century by Bethan Watts
The Sweating Sickness Epidemic: Henry VIII's Great Fear by Stephen Porter
The Sixteenth Century in 100 Women by Amy Licence
Sister Sleuths: Female Detectives in Britain (Trailblazing Women) by Nell Darby

Pen and Sword Books: https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/

Painting: 1908 painting by Henry Payne of a scene from Shakespeare's play Henry VI, Part 1, where supporters of the rival factions pick either red or white roses.