Medieval Robots

Is Jon Snow really dead? That is the question that has been on everyone's minds since the finale of Season 5 (or since the end of ADW...

"Outlander,"* the captivating historical fantasy/romance based on the series by Diana Gabaldon, has a lot going on: a charismatic,...

Viking graffiti found in Orkney "Vikings," the History Channel's scripted drama, just returned for its third season. Man...

News of Iceland's first temple to the Norse pantheon to be built in the last millennium arrived in my inbox the same week that I starte...

Medieval Robots : Mechanism, Magic, Nature and Art. June 2015, in print and digital format.

You either know about Dorothy Dunnett , or you don't. If you know, it's because you either have read and adored her books, or becaus...

The past is shit.  This is what I learned on a recent trip to the UK. I happened to be in York during the filming of the pilot of "Kn...