To Medieval English people Athelstan was The Man, that any subsequent king wanted to emulate. For centuries, people referred to Brunanburgh as “The Battle.” (View Post)

Sword at Sunset, by Rosemary Sutcliffe, is an outstanding novel about Arthur. (View Post)

King Hywel the Good went on pilgrimage to Rome, and there was a Pope Leo at the time. I fear he was less virtuous than his modern namesake. This was at the height of the Roman pornocracy. (View Post)

Leave him in a room alone, with a loaded revolver, and a bottle of brandy. (View Post)

If I were Poland, one of the Baltics, or Finland, the last thing I’d want is to entrust my defence to QMV. An EU defence capability only works if there is broad consensus about boosting defence spend… (View Post)