I love medieval history. I know that makes me weird. It’s ok. Once, my father brought one of his friends up to New Hampshire to visit me. While sitting in a diner, my dad says, “Joe, ask him what he does with his free time.” His friend looked at me. I told him, “I study… Read More »
Medieval European history has been an ongoing fascination for me for the past couple of years, probably since reading 1453: The Holy War For Constantinople and the Clash of Islam and the West by Roger Crowley. Here is a huge chunk of history – roughly a thousand years! – that is virtually ignored in most… Read More »