The fall of Constantinople: Judith Herrin tells the dramatic story of the final moments of Byzantine control of the imperial capital
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The People’s Bread: A History of the Anti-Corn Law League.
The People’s Bread: A History of the Anti-Corn Law League. – book review
David Johnson
The People’s Bread A History of the Anti-Cor…
Where does history come from? Alun Munslow argues that the centrality of narrative to history undermines empirical views of the subject
Where does history come from? Alun Munslow argues that the centrality of narrative to history undermines empirical views of the subject – Today’…
Warfare Under the Anglo-Norman Kings, 1066-1135.
Warfare Under the Anglo-Norman Kings, 1066-1135. – book reviews
Sean McGlynn
The books under review here offer three different appro…
The first metropolis?
The first metropolis? – 9,000-year-old archeological site near Konya, Turkey
Penny Young
For the next few years, the eyes of archaeo…
The Third Man
The Third Man
Siegfried Beer
Siegfried Beer looks at the links between The Third Man and British intelligence.
CRITICS AND M…
The Crusades, c.1071-c.1291. – Review
The Crusades, c.1071-c.1291. – Review – book review
Malcolm Barber
The Crusades, c.1071-c.1291
Jean Richard Translated by Je…
The Wars of Edward III. – Review
The Wars of Edward III. – Review – book review
Sean McGlynn
The Wars of Edward III Clifford Rogers (ed) Boydell 2000 xxvii + 384 pp…
Keeping Byzantium from the hungry Black Sea
Keeping Byzantium from the hungry Black Sea – saving early Christian church from destruction due to coastal erosion
Penny Young
Arc…
Un Americano a Roma – directed by Alberto Sordi
Un Americano a Roma – directed by Alberto Sordi – Film in Context
David Ellwood
1954 and 1955 were the most golden of all the golden…