Modern

Frederick the Great: Really So Great? by Michae...

Frederick the Great (1712-1786) was one of history’s finest military tacticians due to several reasons. First, upon ascending the throne in 1740, Frederick inherited a highly capable yet small army....

What were the Nineties? by Paddy McKeating

This decade began with the first lockdown. The fifties with a new queen. The sixties with the Suez Crisis. The seventies with the OPEC crisis. The eighties with Thatcher. The...

Uhtred of Bebbanburg and the Real Lords of Bamb...

Uhtred of Bebbenburg, played by Alexander Dreymond in The Last Kingdom (2015-2022), has become one of the most well-known and well-liked characters in historical fiction over the last decade. Throughout...

Celebrating Ada Lovelace, the World's First Com...

Every year, the second Tuesday of October marks Ada Lovelace Day. This global celebration was created in 2009 to honour the achievements of women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematic...

Archaeology from Afar: Surveying the condition ...

...whether due to climate change, political turmoil or rising costs of travel and living, it is becoming increasingly difficult for non-funded archaeologists, hobbyists and historians to access ancient, historic and...

Smuggling Holy Water: A Short Renaissance Histo...

Aqua Vitae, or uisge beatha, and whisky as it is known in English, (spelled ‘whiskey’ if you are in Ireland or the United States), started out as a drink made...