“Ca! Dieu aide au Maréchal!” (God help the Marshal!) – William Marshal’s war cry[1] Considered one of the brightest blooms of the flower of chivalry by the time he died, William Marshal started life among…
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Much has been penned on why the study of history is important. Today I’d like to write briefly about why I find the study of history interesting. History is an intricate fabric of woven stories,…
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One of the things that stood out while researching and writing my new book Crescent Tides (which I’m excited to say will come out very soon), was the frequent similarity between the 16thcentury Ottoman Empire…
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The furta sacra (or holy theft) of a saint’s bones in the Middle Ages was often viewed as a heroic act of rescuing a saint from people that possess his relics wrongfully. They were gleefully written about…
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Wæs ðu hal [1] fellow pilgrims all! This is a quick blog post to apologize for not posting anything for a long time and let the world know that I have not been assassinated by a shadowy…
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This is the last of my Christmas series on some of the good works and wonderful blessings to mankind that are a “side effect” of Jesus’ birth. This series was inspired by “What if Jesus…
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In the days leading up to Christmas I will be posting a series on some of the good works and wonderful blessings to mankind that are a “side effect” of Jesus’ birth. (See the introductory…
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In the days leading up to Christmas I will be posting a series on some of the good works and wonderful blessings to mankind that are a “side effect” of Jesus’ birth. (See the introductory…
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In the days leading up to Christmas I will be posting a series on some of the good works and wonderful blessings to mankind that are a “side effect” of Jesus’ birth. (See the introductory post here.) This…
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In the days leading up to Christmas I will be posting a series on some of the good works and wonderful blessings to mankind that are a “side effect” of Jesus’ birth. (See the introductory…
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