The Napoleonic Expedition to Egypt.
The French were among the earliest modern explorers to “rediscover” the great monuments of the Ancient Egyptians. The King ofContinue Reading
Category: History
“Ask me anything you like. But I warn you, I’m not a Byzantinist …” – John Julius Norwich.
This featured article had originally intended to highlight a collection of history books that bloggers or enthusiasts would find interestingContinue Reading
Bank Siege at Kredibanken and the Stockholm Syndrome
Forty years ago, on August 23rd, 1973, after four people were taken hostage by a bank robber in a StockholmContinue Reading
Sinkholes (a brief history of…)
Could there be anything more dramatic than the ground opening up and swallowing entire dwellings, buildings, cars roads, animals andContinue Reading
Greeks, Romans and Asbestos (a brief history of…)
Our earliest records of the use of asbestos dates back around 3,000 years ago in the lands around Scandinavia. ArcheologistsContinue Reading
Evagrius Ponticus and the Eight Logismoi
It is difficult for us to appreciate the intricacies of the Byzantine state, without sometimes looking at the simple livesContinue Reading
The War Dog (a brief history of…)
Two German dispatch dog sit in a trench with fitted gas masks awaiting ‘instructions’ . The scene above was repeatedContinue Reading
The Iron Curtain Revisited. (The speech that began the Cold War?)
At the end of the Second World War, it is accepted that much of the western populace regarded the SovietContinue Reading
Rearview Mirror 