Tim Darcy Ellis's Blog
September 30, 2020
Interview with Karen Rigby
The lessons to be learned and excitement of history are too often obscured behind dates, places, and statistics—what’s missing is what lurks in the hearts of men (and women). History books would be so much more compelling if we knew the innermost feelings of the people who were there.
Few periods in history can compete with the intrigues of the early sixteenth century in Europe’s grand courts and palaces, with the Spanish Inquisition in full terror mode, and names like Henry VIII, Thomas More, Anne Boleyn, Mary Tudor, and so many other interesting characters shaping events. What better way to really understand that pinnacle point in history than to scour the private notes and journals of a major player? In Tim Ellis’s The Secret Diaries of Juan Luis Vives, we have just that opportunity.
An archaeologist and historian by trade, Tim agreed to field a few questions about how to bring history alive from reviewer extraordinaire Karen Rigby: the author of the review of The Secret Diaries of Juan Luis Vives for Clarion. We thank them both for their lively repartee.
https://www.forewordreviews.com/artic...
Few periods in history can compete with the intrigues of the early sixteenth century in Europe’s grand courts and palaces, with the Spanish Inquisition in full terror mode, and names like Henry VIII, Thomas More, Anne Boleyn, Mary Tudor, and so many other interesting characters shaping events. What better way to really understand that pinnacle point in history than to scour the private notes and journals of a major player? In Tim Ellis’s The Secret Diaries of Juan Luis Vives, we have just that opportunity.
An archaeologist and historian by trade, Tim agreed to field a few questions about how to bring history alive from reviewer extraordinaire Karen Rigby: the author of the review of The Secret Diaries of Juan Luis Vives for Clarion. We thank them both for their lively repartee.
https://www.forewordreviews.com/artic...
