Tag Archives: Prime Ministers

Is it really all about the Great Men?

Posted on 17 September, 2010 by Lauren Wheeler

Question of the Month: Does it truly come down to great men/women when getting the public – or an undergraduate class – interested in history? Continue reading →

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Time and Place, Part III

Posted on 18 June, 2010 by Lauren Wheeler

From town to the fields, and tea around every corner.
Total Anne Count: 10 – finally cracked the double digits! Continue reading →

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Ranking the ‘Great’ PMs

Posted on 9 December, 2009 by Lauren Wheeler

Not being a political historian or very well versed in the ins and outs of Canadian prime ministers I am not in a place to offer a well supported list of the best PMs to counter the one provided by … Continue reading →

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“Political History Through Biographical Studies”

Posted on 9 December, 2009 by Lauren Wheeler

Great men, great politics, and the progress of the nation since confederation – that is the best way I can think to describe Bliss’ Right and Honourable Men: The Descent of Canadian Politics from MacDonald to Chretien .  Bliss describes … Continue reading →

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