by Christopher Hartshorn | Publication
THE AFRICAN EMPEROR The Life of Septimus Severus by Simon Elliot Septimius Severus was Rome’s black emperor. Born in the blistering heat of a North African spring in Leptis Magna, AD 145, he died in the freezing cold of a northern British winter in York in AD...
by Christopher Hartshorn | Publication
American Vikings How the Norse Sailed into the Lands and Imaginations of America by Martyn Whittock A vivid and illuminating new history—separate fact from fiction, myth from legend—exploring the early Vikings settlements in North America. Vikings are an enduring...
by Christopher Hartshorn | News
The Living Ghost Town of Randsburg OTHER NEWS The Living Ghost Town of Randsburg by Christopher Hartshorn | Oct 19, 2025 | NewsThe Living Ghost Town of RandsburgOTHER...
by Christopher Hartshorn | Events
Traces of the Silk Road in Northwest Europe Prof Susan Whitfield, University of East Anglia Date: 18th of March 2026 Time: 20:00 Venue: Zoom We think of the Silk Roads as a luxury trade route from East Asia to markets such as Damascus in Syria. But there is...
by Christopher Hartshorn | Events
Partying like it’s 1679 in Stony Stratford, Or, Mable Graves’s Very Bad Day: Political Protest Songs in 17th Century England Dr Angela McShane, Hon Reader in History, University of Warwick Date: 15th of April 2026 Time: 20:00 Venue: Zoom Partying like it’s 1679...
