In April 1943, four young boys would make a grisly discovery in Hagley Wood in Worcestershire, England. What they found would spark a murder mystery complete with theories of witchcraft and espionage which remains to be solved to this very day.
Month: January 2021
A is for… Anna Komnene
Somewhat appropriately, we are kicking 2021 off with the story of the first female historian, Anna Komnene. Her work, the Alexiad, is one of the most important primary sources of 11th and 12th century Byzantine history - her work is invaluable to historians today.
2020 – One For the (History) Books
So. 2020, huh? It's certainly been a year, and I think we can all agree that we're glad it's over. I want to now take a quick look back on 2020, and then forward to what 2021 has in store for this blog.