tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post1671331826489394989..comments2024-03-23T12:38:46.260+00:00Comments on The History Girls: Changing Borders by Penny DolanMary Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-19393139835320688572014-06-18T09:49:15.562+01:002014-06-18T09:49:15.562+01:00Marvellous post.....thanks Penny. Very interesting...Marvellous post.....thanks Penny. Very interesting indeed. Map is wonderful.adelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15826710558292792068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-15359749417862665232014-06-18T08:12:27.984+01:002014-06-18T08:12:27.984+01:00You got me thinking very hard.You got me thinking very hard.Mysticahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10941269615559681014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-60728454591670157412014-06-17T14:36:54.399+01:002014-06-17T14:36:54.399+01:00Brilliant! I didn't know Portugal came and wen...Brilliant! I didn't know Portugal came and went like that!Mary Hoffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-64505577432794523492014-06-17T14:05:53.977+01:002014-06-17T14:05:53.977+01:00Thank you for all your comments. That map truly di...Thank you for all your comments. That map truly did astound me when I first saw it, especially all those little countries in central Europe and the spread of Spain.<br /><br />The map is all split-second but I feel that historical writing - biographies, memoirs and fiction - help to show the longer term impact of change.Penny Dolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16386668303428008498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-30566307439292424432014-06-17T11:52:05.209+01:002014-06-17T11:52:05.209+01:00Can only agree with others about the map, Penny. T...Can only agree with others about the map, Penny. Thank you for sharing it, and for a thought-provoking post. Particuarly liked your reminder that we think of as old English monuments - the ruined monasteries and abbeys -were actually outposts of foreign power.Susan Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07738737493756183909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-27219775778858725172014-06-17T10:02:34.759+01:002014-06-17T10:02:34.759+01:00That map is amazing! Was definitely keeping half a...That map is amazing! Was definitely keeping half an eye on Scotland/Great Britain and contrasting that with all the changes going on around mid-EuropeBecca McCallumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09339982441409936532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-87499702105404710742014-06-17T08:37:23.772+01:002014-06-17T08:37:23.772+01:00Penny, that map is incredible. I loved the music t...Penny, that map is incredible. I loved the music too. All the History Girls who watch that map will probably find their own bits of emotional resonance in it, as you have. Thank you.michelle lovrichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01026972300195225090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-56507367771607816782014-06-17T08:33:33.460+01:002014-06-17T08:33:33.460+01:00That animated map is such a vivid way of showing j...That animated map is such a vivid way of showing just how insecure things can be. A thought-provoking post!Joan Lennonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15763862159032836768noreply@blogger.com