On a recent holiday to Pembrokeshire, I took my family to visit Carew Castle. Though now largely ruined, this medieval fortification remains an imposing edifice, haunted by the ghosts of history, including, so legend has it, that of an...
Dan Jones “Castles are the iconic buildings of the Middle Ages, but their history connects the classical world with the nuclear age. They have so much to tell us about how far people will go to protect the things we love.” Dan explores seven...
1. Iron constitutions In our interview with Ian Mortimer, I was fascinated to read his argument that the increased use of iron cauldrons played a major role in improving women’s life expectancy in medieval England (page 65). 2. Political...
As the Seleucid empire surged west into 'urope, says Michael Economou, Rome responded by deploying a surprisingly potent weapon – diplomacy When an ambitious Seleucid king marched his vast army into Europe to challenge the Roman Republic for...
Ian Mortimer discusses his innovative new history of 'ngland, viewed from the perspective of his centuries-old Devon home
