The Story of the Bayeux Tapestry reveals how a medieval embroidery shaped our understanding of 1066, balancing narrative clarity with scholarly debate.
The Fifth Crusade brings neglected war to life, blending rigorous scholarship with vivid storytelling to show how victory at Damietta became defeat on the Nile.
The Voynich Manuscript reveals a unified system of cosmology, healing, botany and abbreviated text behind the mysterious medieval codex.
- 30 July 2026
- 20 Min Read
Why Folio 78v Changes Everything: a new theory identifies the Voynich Manuscript’s bathers as ḍākinīs preparing medicine beneath a hidden Buddha.
How England Began is a lucid, deeply researched reassessment of how Roman Britain became England, demanding at times, but consistently insightful.
Princesses of the Early Middle Ages restores England’s royal daughters to the story of conquest, diplomacy, and power in a vivid, persuasive group portrait.
Offa rises from the shadows in Rory Naismith’s lucid, deeply researched portrait of a Mercian ruler who helped redefine kingship in early England.
The Scottish Rebellion strips away centuries of national myth to recover the exiled nobles who dared challenge Bruce, a forgotten, fascinating war within a war.
- 13 May 2026
- 7 Min Read
Second Battle of St Albans saw Margaret of Anjou crush Warwick’s Yorkists, rescue Henry VI, and pave the way for Edward IV’s rise.
Harald Hardrada: James Turner's sweeping 2026 biography restores the last great Viking to his rightful place as a pivotal architect of eleventh-century Europe's destiny.
