the Dark Ages
It’s thrilling to learn that the rebellious Urien actually existed
Once, when we shared the same history teacher in our teens, my older brother Dominic handed in an essay about…
Gazing heavenwards: the medieval monks who mapped the planetary motions
We can probably blame George and Ira Gershwin. It was that brilliant duo who, in 1937, penned the memorable lyric…
City of dazzling mosaics: the golden age of Ravenna
Ian Thomson describes Ravenna’s golden age, when classical Rome, Byzantium and Christianity met
Rediscover the venerable father of English history
It might seem to some a bold move to base a book on any kind of journey at all when…
