Ancient historians adored enormous armies. Herodotus gave Xerxes an invasion force so vast that modern historians have...
Brian Boru is one of those historical figures who has almost been swallowed by his own reputation....
The xiphos was the straight, double-edged sword associated with the warriors of ancient Greece. Compact, broad-bladed and...
House Velaryon somehow manages to have one of the most important family trees in House of the...
Few games have made me feel quite as clever and quite as stupid within the same five-minute...
In 1013, England appeared to be collapsing remarkably efficiently. Sweyn Forkbeard, King of Denmark, had launched an...
The wakizashi is often introduced as the katana’s smaller companion, which is accurate but undersells it rather...
The Tudors has a wonderfully casual relationship with historical accuracy. Henry VIII remains suspiciously handsome. Several historical...
Sweyn Forkbeard is one of those Viking rulers whose historical importance is considerably greater than his popular...
British history has an inconvenient habit of turning on battles. Kings have been killed in muddy fields,...