The Italian Wars begin, as many European disasters do, with a confident monarch and a map that...
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.
There is something faintly theatrical about the French cuirassiers. Polished steel breastplates, tall helmets crowned with horsehair,...
The Iron Maiden has a reputation that borders on theatrical. A human-sized iron cabinet lined with spikes,...
Malbork Castle sits on the banks of the Nogat River like a statement of intent. It is...
Everything we know about Baldwin III’s desperate march through Seljuk territory King Baldwin III of Jerusalem found...
There is something quietly astonishing about Baldwin IV. A king who ruled while his body failed him,...
The gladius and the xiphos are often thrown together as if they were simply two famous ancient...
The Battle of the Helgeå was one of the most important clashes of the early eleventh century....
Benito de Soto was not a romantic rogue, nor a charming rogue, nor really any sort of...
If you have ever fancied spending your time uncovering Roman pottery, medieval foundations, or some gloriously obscure...