💥 The independence of @electoralcommission.org.uk must be fully restored to safeguard the UK’s electoral integrity from a future authoritarian government, our new report warns. Covered exclusively by Rowena Mason in today’s @theguardian.com 👇

Netanyahu: "Would a country committing genocide plead with the civilian population that it is supposedly targeting to get out of harms way? Did the Nazis ask the Jews to leave? Of course not" Actually, encouraging Jews to emigrate is exactly what the Nazis did 1933-39. Ignorant of Jewish history.

This deserves *way* more attention than it’s getting Reform’s former Wales leader admits he received corrupt payments in exchange for making statements in the European Parliament to promote Russia’s interests in #Ukraine.

Publication day! My book on the Knights Hospitaller, 'Warrior Monks: Politics and Power in Medieval Britain' is now out. Available in all good and evil bookshops: www.amazon.co.uk/Warrior-Monk...

The richest man on earth owns X. The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok. The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post. See the problem here?

On Friday 10 October I'll be giving a talk about Edward I at St Peter’s Community Centre in Bexhill. Starts at 6.30pm. Tickets (£5) available on the door.

On Friday 10 October I'll be giving a talk about Edward I at St Peter’s Community Centre in Bexhill. Starts at 6.30pm. Tickets (£5) available on the door.

Just finished a tour of castles in Wales. Details of next year's tour here: www.traveleditions.co.uk/tour/great-c...

This time next week I'll be in Tenterden to talk about the Anglo-Saxons: www.mytenterden.co.uk/events/tente...

This time next week I'll be in Tenterden to talk about the Anglo-Saxons: www.mytenterden.co.uk/events/tente...

Don't forget to tune in for tonight's episode of King and Conqueror, in which Harold and William discover a crashed spaceship while Edith and Matilda team up to fight a giant beetle.

Don't forget to tune in for tonight's episode of King and Conqueror, in which Harold and William discover a crashed spaceship while Edith and Matilda team up to fight a giant beetle.

NEW: The Pentagon told journalists it will require them to pledge they won’t gather any information — even unclassified — that hasn’t been expressly authorized for release, and will revoke the press credentials of those who do not obey. @washingtonpost.com

Oh no not research and knowledge.

Oh no not research and knowledge.

If you, like me, would love to see the first broch built in Scotland in over two thousand years, please help out by making a donation. www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/buy-the-br... Learn more about the Caithness Broch Project at www.thebrochproject.co.uk/the-big-broc...

This is precisely the kind of government coercion that the First Amendment was designed to prevent — and media companies need to start standing up rather than capitulating to it.

Mini-scoop: After resisting pressure to strip Elon Musk of his fellowship for months, the Royal Society is meeting on 1 October to discuss his removal – following his decision to address Tommy Robinson's far-right rally on Saturday. www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-r...

The Department of Justice has removed a study showing that white supremacist and far-right violence “continues to outpace all other types of terrorism and domestic violent extremism” in the United States. 🔗 www.404media.co/doj-deletes-...

I am reminded today of the remarkable and inspirational story of Prof Edmund Curtis, leading historian of medieval Ireland between the two world wars.

Breaking news: Robert Redford, the big-screen idol turned Oscar-winning director, independent film advocate and environmental activist, died at 89.

"If you've had enough of politicians, if you don't trust Westminster, join us." What a revolting, cynical statement for a man who was an MP of the party that ruled for 14 years until five minutes ago - and David Cameron's speech writer before that. What contempt for voters. ~AA

⚠️¡OFERTA #EBOOK SOLO HOY!⚠️ «Anglosajones. La primera Inglaterra» – Marc Morris Una mirada clara a los orígenes de Inglaterra, donde historia y leyenda se separan para contar el nacimiento de una nueva sociedad. 👉 https://f.mtr.cool/gxvtespgbe

A friend of mine was on Charlie Kirk's "watch list" of Black professors. She received so many death and rape threats that her university offered her a security detail for the walk to class. This is Kirk's legacy. You would never know it from reading all of these legacy newspaper op-eds about him.

If you can’t comment on a foreign billionaire calling for your government to be brought down, what is the point of you?

Spotted today, 13 September.

Telegraph headline this morning: ‘National Trust branded a ‘disgrace’ for tearing down flag.’ What is disgraceful about protecting the nation’s monuments from harm? They belong to past, current and future generations. They are protected from alteration and damage by law.

Just finished a tour of castles in Wales. Details of next year's tour here: www.traveleditions.co.uk/tour/great-c...

Later this month I'll be in Tenterden talking about the Anglo-Saxons. www.mytenterden.co.uk/events/tente...

Coming next spring ... yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...

Some reflections today at Caernarfon...

Stormy skies at Harlech today.

William the Conqueror died on this day 1087. Was he guilty of genocide? A free-to-read article I wrote for @historyextra.bsky.social. www.historyextra.com/period/anglo...

Tostig Burns – Cremation in King and Conqueror howardwilliamsblog.wordpress.com/2025/09/09/t...

William the Conqueror died on this day 1087. Was he guilty of genocide? A free-to-read article I wrote for @historyextra.bsky.social. www.historyextra.com/period/anglo...

"Money buys influence in British democracy" My evidence from Parliament yesterday on threats from foreign influence in British politics. Full video on the Democracy for Sale YouTube channel (Do subscribe!!) www.youtube.com/@Democracy_f...

#OnThisDay 1087 William the Conqueror died. Here's my account of his final days: www.marcmorris.org.uk/2013/09/the-...

The fourth and final part of the Norman Conquest interview I did with @historyextra.bsky.social is now on YouTube. youtu.be/BgzWTE61Ok8?...

Later this month I'll be in Tenterden talking about the Anglo-Saxons. www.mytenterden.co.uk/events/tente...

On the same day in the Telegraph:

#OnThisDay 925 Æthelstan was crowned as king of the Anglo-Saxons. This picture of him presenting a book to St Cuthbert is the earliest illustration of an English monarch.

The fourth and final part of the Norman Conquest interview I did with @historyextra.bsky.social is now on YouTube. youtu.be/BgzWTE61Ok8?...

Nigel Farage, lying to Congress here. The New World, the magazine I edit, was banned from Reform's conference this morning, three months after they accepted our request for a press pass

Well, I suppose that's one way to put it. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I gave up with the BBC #KingAndConqueror drama part way through episode 1. You are far better off spending the time reading this….it’s what actually happened.

Well, I suppose that's one way to put it. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Not Even Wrong: my thoughts on #KingAndConqueror. www.marcmorris.org.uk/2025/08/king...

Author copies! My book on the Knights Hospitaller and their part in medieval Britain's wars, politics, and intrigue will be out on 25 September. #medievalsky

Next month I'll be in Tenterden to talk about the Anglo-Saxons. www.mytenterden.co.uk/events/tente...

Resistance growing in France against the Bayeux tapestry going to London: it's too fragile to travel, experts say, and Emmanuel Macron favoured the big political gesture over decades of expert advice (by me) www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...