Mr. Carnyx, I think so. Didn't take long for London etc to become ghost towns. There was a rival settlement outside London (Lundenwic, maybe?) that was prosperous but when the Vikings showed up … (View Post)

Mr. Borough, thanks. Polybius is one of my favourite writers, partly due to the subject matter and partly because he usually does a good job of being pretty impartial. Plus the Second Punic War was w… (View Post)

Mr. Dickson, unless the next election has an interesting result, there's only one theoretical coalition partner for Labour. Unfortunately for them, it's one that wants to end the UK. And if… (View Post)

Mr. NorthWales, hope your son can make a full recovery. (View Post)

Good morning, everyone. Excellent news: I finished Polybius off last night and will shortly start writing up an exciting blog on the subject. If Gove is the one pushing ID cards I hope his career fal… (View Post)