History-ish

I’ve been deep-diving into history here at Rancho Malario, first with the Amazon Prime series Las Aventuras del Capitán Alastriste, based on the novels by Arturo Perez Reverte.    I’ve been a fan of Perez’ fiction for a long while, ever since The Flanders Panel and The Club Dumas.  The Alastriste novels are a very good introduction to his work, being fast-moving, action-oriented, and fun.  They are also influenced strongly by Alexandre Dumas and his Musketeers. I’ve only seen a few episodes o...