The Blog

At a time when history’s importance seems to be waning among the general populace, Medium Historica aims to counter this trend by showing the importance of history in our lives today. To do this, this blog will discuss contemporary events and find their historical parallels. With any luck, this will show Medium Historica’s readers that many of the problems encountered by man today have been experienced in the past. By reading the actions undertaken to address certain issues by those in the past, perhaps we can gain some insight and better judgement in our handling of similar issues today.

I should apologize to anyone reading for the infrequency of the posts; however, the nature of this blog begs a rather untimely manner. I have no political motive in writing these entries, nor do I seek to wedge historical episodes into current events. I simply write when I see an event on the news that has a glaring connection to a historical theme that I’m familiar with. Because of that method, blog entries will be infrequent.

The Author

My name is PM Vitalone. I find that the two most important subjects in searching for a universal truth–no matter how ambiguous that search may be–are history and politics. To answer any questions on the degree of my authority regarding these subjects, perhaps I should discuss my credentials:

I graduated with a BA from Salem State University in US Business and Legal History. This granted me with an interesting perspective on American issues, mostly from a constitutional standpoint. Many of my classes were focused on historical trials, the questions they raised, their constitutionality, as well as the resultant outcomes and opinions.

After graduating in 2008, I moved on to undertake a Masters in Modern European history from the University of York in the United Kingdom. For my Masters dissertation, I studied early Victorian British conceptions of race, and how British society came to define the subject when comparing themselves to others during warfare and/or political strife. These definitions of race included the French Catholics during the Canadian Rebellions in 1837-8, the Irish Catholics during the Great Famine of Ireland in 1845-52, and, finally, against Orthodox Russians in the Crimean War in 1853-6.

Thank you for your time and I hope you enjoy what I have to offer.

-PM Vitalone