From renowned Mayanist Diane Davies, who brought us the classic blog post "How to spot untrustworthy resources on the Maya", comes her next installment that will sure to titillate and entertain us all. Davies, who fights to bridge the gap between academia and the public, approaches Maya history with a unique direction. Using her own British heritage, she stylizes British history the way educators in public schools style Maya history by misnaming groups, belittling achievements, and over emphasizing religious aspects. Her criticism has certainly gained her my respect. I invite you all to read her latest installment, "What if British history was told the same way Maya history is told?"

Anyone watched the Danish historical drama 1864 about the Schleswig War ? I thought it was brilliant ! Great acting, great sets, costumes,....Etc

I don't how far it is from what happened and what was the political situation in Denmark at the time but I highly recommend it to anyone wanting a good war and romance series. And there are some of the most disturbing war scenes I have seen in movies.

There is a version in Danish with English subs made by the BBC. Also there should be German and French subs since it was on Arte Channel.

Oh there is Euron Greyjoy playing the son of a baron turned mad by war!

I just stumbled upon C-SPAN's American History TV, which I'd never heard of before. They have a series called Lectures in History that is exactly what it sounds like: college lectures on various historical topics. I was able to watch a bit of Prof. Roger Grant's lecture on Interurban Electric Rail, which I'd never heard of before. It looks like they have close to 300 lectures online. I think I'll have to find some good ones to watch.

Was anyone else aware of this series or channel? If so, what do you think of it?

Was Abe Lincoln really a pro wrestler or are my friends ribbing me?

This year's Taiga historical drama Sanadamaru is beginning it's Sekigahara campaign. I can't wait to see how they'll depict the second battle of Ueda and the battle of Sekigahara.

I was a bit disappointed they omitted Maeda Toshiie's final confrontation with Tokugawa Ieyasu before Toshiie's death and forced Ieyasu to temporarily move out of Kyoto though.

Today, I would like to shill about my latest manga acquisition - Ookami no Kuchi (Wolfsmund). It is a historical manga about the struggles of what is to be known as modern-day Switzerland fighting for their independence.

Sample page. The art is beautiful, and the story is gripping, albeit very depressing - obviously, given the time and place, death is very, very common. They literally built a rampart out of corpses.

So please, history aficionados, check it out, and buy the manga if you can afford it.