Malicious Persons and False Lies
I am presently working on transcribing a letter which King Henry VIII had written and circulated to various towns in late 1538 or early...
History and Revolution
I'm a historian by profession. It sounds straightforward, but I find many people do not really know what a historian actually does. I...
1066 And All That
Today is the 950th anniversary of the Battle of Hastings. The Norman conquest of England is a significant historical moment as it...
At the Crossroads
Virginia has traffic safety stops. Police will set up a checkpoint on a random road spot and stop all traffic. Then every person must...
Homo Ludens
The title of this piece is taken from Johan Huizinga's 1938 book Homo Ludens. The book is still very much worth reading. I'll let the...