Of Assassins and Aliens, or, The Mundane Present

No Country for Heroes: History and our Narrative Need for Protagonists

Bushels of Borgias: Christopher Hibbert’s The Borgias and their Enemies and Showtime’s The Borgias

A Terrible Beauty: Patrick Radden Keefe’s Say Nothing

Give Me More! Max Adams’ The Viking Wars

An Evolving Institution: John Groom’s Crippleage and the Interwar Years

Seasonal Affectation: The Curious Case of Romanticizing Weather in History

Lost in Translation: The Impossible Task of Complete Historical Accuracy

Anatomy of Battle: The Siege of Minas Tirith