Origins and Purpose The Teutonic Knights began life in the late 12th century as a modest hospital...
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 Falkirk was the moment when the Scottish Wars of Independence stopped feeling like a...
The musketeer sword sits at the crossroads of battlefield practicality and civilian fashion. Carried by the famous...
The Macedonian phalangite is one of those soldiers who looks simple on paper and turns out to...
Talking about the best and worst times to be alive in medieval Europe always feels slightly cruel....
Babur is one of those rare historical figures who feels unusually close. He conquered cities, lost kingdoms,...
The Battle of Crocus Field was fought around 274 BC in northern Greece, probably in Macedonia, at...
Pirate flags were never just spooky decoration. They were tools of psychological warfare, fast communication, and reputation...
Baldwin I of Constantinople was never meant to be emperor of anything, least of all Constantinople. Born...
The Border Reivers lived in the long shadow between England and Scotland from the late medieval period...