Archive - Non-Boring History

January 2025

Posh Powerful Secrets

ANNETTE TELLS TALES BONUS (with EXTRA BONUS for Nonnies, annual and monthly paid subscribers) The Secret Diary of Billy, age 35 3/4: Behind his lofty…

Jan 28 •

FOR NONNIES Discovering what's under our noses, PLUS Farewell to a great friend of Non-Boring History

Jan 25 •

ANNETTE TELLS TALES Poshness is always in style . . . Lessons from 18th Century Britain and British America

Jan 21 •

The Final Frontier Guy

MEET THE HISTORIAN!/ANNETTE TELLS TALES Let's boldly go with Fred Turner, my ghostly historian neighbor, and seek out why history changes! Yes, it does

Jan 14 •

Why Does American Schooling Suck?

No, I'm not here for a fight! I'm starting to unpack startling tales from education's own history

Jan 7 •

How I Never Quite Met Mr. Jimmy Carter

But, yes, even Annette has Carter-Related Stories

Jan 4 •

December 2024

2024 Was The NBH Year That Was!

And thank you for being here for Non-Boring History, and for me

Dec 28, 2024 •

Royal Candids for Christmas

BIT OF HISTORY The Late Queen Alexandra graciously shares her personal family snapshots with us (and the profits go to charity!)

Dec 21, 2024 •

Little Houses on the Prairie

ANNETTE ON THE ROAD A Shrinking American Dream in Nebraska: What the Homestead Act Was About, and How it Continues to Shape How We Live and Think

Dec 17, 2024 •

Civilization in Ruins? Romans Speak!

ANNETTE ON THE ROAD Real People Hide Under Rocks In the Hills

Dec 10, 2024 •

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