King John
Eleanor of Aquitaine is still as elusive as quicksilver
Eleanor of Aquitaine is the most famous woman of the Middle Ages: queen of France and England, crusader, mother of…
The realm of England: from the Pennines to the Pyrenees
Most people know more about the 12th century than they think they do. This is, as Richard Huscroft reminds us…
The top loo books of 2015
There is not, sadly, a dedicated Trivia Books section in your local Waterstones, although at this time of year there…
There's a reason why the past four centuries have ignored Shakespeare's King John
King John arrives at the Globe bent double under the weight of garlands from the London critics. Their jaunt up…
William Marshal: kingmaker — or just king of the joust?
In February 1861 a 21-year-old French medievalist called Paul Meyer walked into Sotheby’s auction house near Covent Garden. He had…
