The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle shaped how we remember the making of England, but it was also propaganda, and it quietly buried Mercia’s greatest victories. From Æthelflæd’s refortification of Chester to a ...

Written down in Iceland centuries after the fact, the Saga of Ragnar Lothbrok turned a shadowy sea-king into a celebrity of the Viking world. Following the fall of Charlemagne’s empire, this chapter ...

There’s been a slight but impactful shift from last year to this year’s soca catalogue, from a predominance of alcohol-­infused lyrics to something spiritual about the genre—best summed up by ...