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DOGS OF THE TITANIC
Mysteries, Myths, Miracles, and the Tragedy of those lost at sea.
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NEW GENERAL HISTORY CROSSWORD FOR 2026
Happy New Year!
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TALES OF THE TREBUCHET
A look at this iconic piece of medieval artillery and some of the things it threw.
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DID MEDIEVAL ENGLISH ARCHERS SHOOT INTO THE AIR?
What is the evidence? What is not? Source your debating points here. Do we need a paradigm shift?
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THE HEIST AT HEVER, HENRY VIII's DAGGER and AN ABSOLUTE BOUNDER
True life tale of a high-society jewel thief. Is this a dagger I see before me? Why hasn't there been a film about this?
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JACK - THE DOG WHO SAVED A BATTALION
This is the story of Jack. It is also the story of Major and Mrs Richardson and the British War Dog School.
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UNPICKING THE BAYEUX TAPESTRY: #4
Decoding the archery - The case for the composite bow. Were Duke William's archers feudal levies or elite mercenaries? And what about that horse-archer?
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UNPICKING THE BAYEUX TAPESTRY: # 3
Decoding the archery. One in the eye for Harold - perhaps - but if so, what type of bow shot it and who exactly were the archers in Duke William's army?
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MY CHARIOT ODYSSEY: #1
My first foray into the world of chariots was on the sands of Egypt, in front of the Great Pyramid. Things didn’t go entirely to plan but I gained an…
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THE MARTIAL ART OF RIDING #1
Medieval Cavalry Tactics revealed in a display of Baroque Courtly Equitation
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SECRETS OF THE WORLD'S FIRST MILITARY DOGS
And we even know their names
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S/FX IN THE ROMAN AMPHITHEATRE
GLADIATOR ARMOUR: DESIGNED FOR SOUND AND VISUAL EFFECTS
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UNPICKING THE BAYEUX TAPESTRY #2
Part Two of a series of essays about small details in the Bayeux Tapestry that intrigue me. This one focuses on missile weapons; specifically those that…
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THE TUDOR BOY KING AND THE ART OF LONGBOW DIPLOMACY
Archery tales from Edward VI's diary
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Loades of History with Mike Loades
Loades of History with Mike Loades
Wondering, with an emphasis on the wonder, about history – social, military and natural - dogs, horses, archery, swords, armour, castles, travel, art, making.
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