Doing History

York’s Anglian era (ca. 400-867) lasted longer than the city's  Roman and Viking phases combined. And yet it has been almost entirely eclipsed, in the current local heritage offer and marketing, by the relentless promotion of

Even 70 years after the end of the Second World War, the prosecution of the last Nazi war criminals is a heavily debated topic, as is exemplified by the case of John Demjanjuk. As a

Last week I was interviewed on local radio about my role as a historical adviser on the TV adaptation of Wolf Hall. I was trailed as a 'historical accuracy expert'. Now, in the context of media

On Saturday night, I’ll be hosting a masked party. The setting is Florence, 1537. We’ll have musicians to entertain us in period style, and some surprises through the evening. I hope it’ll be a good

On October 7 2013, I officially became an AHRC-funded fellow at the Kluge Center at the Library of Congress in Washington, DC. However, my induction did not take place at the Library’s classical Jefferson Building,

I doubt Ronald Reagan had U.K. academics in mind when he railed against welfare dependency, but the partial shutdown of the Federal Government that began yesterday has reminded me of my reliance on the generosity