The most powerful conversation I’ve had in my Life Lessons from History series: this chat with @helengittos.bsky.social‬ about the importance of ritual in our lives, and I guess how we cope with our deaths, really made me think. Hope it does the same for you. open.substack.com/pub/historye...

My take on the curious case of the wrong moustache in King and Conqueror. Am I correct in contemplating whether we've been suckered in by an overly literal interpretation of the Bayeux Tapestry? historyextralifelessons.substack.com/p/the-wrong-...

Coming to @historyextra.bsky.social some time soon

Over on Substack, inspired by my book ‘Silence of the Gods’ @djmusgrove.bsky.social attempts to learn from Europe’s last pagans… open.substack.com/pub/historye...

I'm pretty sure I didn't call for it to be renamed, and it isn't breaking news to say that it isnt a tapestry and most experts think it was made in England, but all press is good press if it makes more people interested in the mighty Bayeux Tapestry

I find myself curiously fascinated by the history of poo, and what people did with it. So I spent a happy few hours writing up this piece about how the city fathers of Victorian Manchester struggled to find a place to dump their urban excrement. www.historyextra.com/period/victo...

There’s a lot to worry about in the world. But that’s nothing new. The ancient Babylonians and Assyrians were very big on worrying, and also very proactive about trying to deal with it. What can we learn from them to assuage our anxieties? historyextra.substack.com/p/give-away-...

Morning all. I'm doing a new thing. It's Life Lessons from History, where I ask historians to tell me things that will help us live healthier, happier, better lives today. My first guest is Ronald Hutton, who told me to allow a little enchantment into my life open.substack.com/pub/historye...