In most heroic tales, a legendary sword appears just before the impossible battle. The warrior takes 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.
From Anjou To The Throne Of Jerusalem Fulk of Jerusalem (c.1089 to 1143), also known as Fulk...
Straight swords often dominate medieval imagery, especially in Europe, where knights with cruciform longswords became the poster...
The Battle of the Boyne, fought on 1 July 1690 (Old Style calendar) near Drogheda in Ireland,...
Godfrey of Bouillon remains one of the most recognisable figures of the First Crusade, yet separating the...
In the popular imagination ancient Greek warfare often belongs to the hoplite. Bronze shields, spear walls, heroic...
The Battle of Lincoln, fought on 20 May 1217, was one of the most important battles in...
The medieval knight is one of history’s most romanticised figures. Popular culture gives us gleaming armour, noble...
Few medieval figures earned a reputation quite like William Marshal. Born as a younger son with limited...
A Quiet Staffordshire Field That Changed English History The Battle of Blore Heath, fought on 23 September...