Historian on the Edge

Since I posted my last somewhat exasperated comments I thought a bit more about this.  I'm not saying that there is no purpose to strai...

All right, I will cheerily admit that I am not entirely averse to saying things just to provoke people, and even - sometimes, just sometim...

Today, to celebrate the fact that I finally finished it a couple of weeks ago (and was rather less than overwhelmed by it!), the 'though...

[The following is the text of a piece I wrote for an Encyclopaedia of Classical Battle or some such, which - for various reasons to do with...

Thanks to everyone who contributed their thoughts and comments to the strand on the 'help required' post .  This was indeed very in...

Riots, violence, etc: An historical perspective Keepin' it surreal Some years ago, now, I edited a book on violence (£16.99 pap...