The Battle of Alarcos, fought on 19 July 1195, was one of the most brutal clashes of...
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 Lake Trasimene, fought on 21 June 217 BC during the Second Punic War, remains...
Samurai have been painted as noble, untouchable warriors who lived by an unbreakable code and fought only...
Al-Mansur, often known in Spain as Almanzor, dominated al-Andalus during the late tenth century. Born around 938,...
The Battle of Mantinea in 362 BC was one of the last great clashes of the Classical...
Otto I, often styled as “the Great,” ruled from 936 until his death in 973. He was...
Trajan, born Marcus Ulpius Traianus in AD 53, ruled Rome from AD 98 to 117. He is...
When Rome first aired in 2005, it felt like someone had finally given ancient history the budget...
Godfrey of Bouillon (c. 1060–1100) was one of the central figures of the First Crusade. Born to...
From feared raiders and masterful explorers to kings and saga heroes, the Vikings left a deep imprint...