The Archives

History, Historical Fiction and everything in between

Here be all the posts since the blog’s inception in 2013. There’s a few of them but you can navigate by period.

[Insert flashback music here] I was eleven years old when I first saw Dynasty Warriors. It was the last...

Developer Firaxis has revealed that the next nation to be added to the Civilization VI roster is *fanfare*...

Christopher Nolan’s latest Blockbuster has finally, finally hit UK cinemas and it was worth the...

*Post contains details of the introductory sequence of Transformers: The Last Knight* (more…...

While we know her as the ‘Nine Day Queen’, Lady Jane Grey would probably have passed into...

While Elizabeth I’s reputation as the Virgin Queen has been in question since her own lifetime,...

Spoiler warning: Game of Thrones Season 5 finale. (more…)

21 months ago I posted as we waited for the announcement of the royal baby’s name. They beat me...

I’ve written before about how the games Mount and Blade and its sequel, Warband, are a, shall we...