Achille Marozzo is one of those historical figures who quietly shaped an entire discipline, then spent the...
Jayne Ellis
Jayne Ellis is a History graduate from the University of York with a deep fascination for ancient societies and the human experience that shaped them. Her writing reflects a keen eye for cultural nuance and a traveller’s instinct for perspective, often weaving lived experience with historical insight. Serious in her research yet unafraid to voice an opinion, Jayne approaches the past with curiosity, rigour, and the occasional sharp edge, because history, after all, was never neutral.
The Battle of Amurru sits in that frustrating category of ancient warfare where the consequences are clear...
Hofund is not a subtle weapon. It does not whisper menace or hint at danger. It announces...
The Mongol armies that burst out of the steppe in the thirteenth century were not a single...
James I of Aragon was one of those rulers whose nickname feels earned rather than inherited. “The...
The Battle of Hingston Down, fought in 838, sits at a fault line in early medieval British...
Francis Spriggs sits in that crowded corner of pirate history reserved for men who were dangerous, capable,...
The Battle of Orthez, fought on 27 February 1814, sits in the late phase of the Peninsular...
Tyrfing sits among the most infamous weapons of Norse legend. It is not celebrated for heroism or...
Dismounted men-at-arms sit at the centre of late medieval warfare, stubborn, well-equipped professionals who chose to fight...