The British Foot Guards sit in an odd and fascinating space between battlefield pragmatism and theatre. They...
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 Changping sits at the dark heart of China’s Warring States period. It was not...
Amerigo Vespucci remains one of the most influential figures of the Age of Discovery, even though his...
There’s something strangely comforting about knowing that the great thinkers of Greece, the same people who gave...
The Survivor Queen of Tudor England Catherine Parr is often described as Henry VIII’s sixth wife, which...
A hard ride through hostile country, a desperate fight for water, and one of the stranger victories...
The Ottoman dynasty began as a modest Anatolian ruling house and ended as one of the longest...
The Battle of Vimeiro sits at the awkward but decisive opening act of the Peninsular War. It...
The Carolingian Dynasty shaped early medieval Europe with a force that feels almost improbable when you set...
Scottish schiltron infantry sit at the heart of medieval Scotland’s military reputation. They were not glamorous cavalry...