Historic Painting: “The Girl Who Found The Golden Horn” by Harald Slott-Møller, 1906.
This painting commemorates the discovery, in 1639, of one of the world's great Iron Age art treasures, sadly now lost to history.
The Outer Garden
The sky’s happy behemoth: The amazing career of the Boeing 747.
The huge plane has been flying for over 50 years. How much longer will it grace our skies?
Sleeping with the enemy: the Quartering Acts, the Revolution and the Third Amendment.
The Third Amendment was a hugely important part of the Bill of Rights in 1791. Now it's dead. How come?
Donald Trump is insane. Why isn't this a bigger issue?
A major U.S. Presidential nominee is obviously suffering from a severely incapacitating mental illness. Why aren't we talking about this?
While the media sleeps: what's at stake in the 2024 election.
The climate crisis, Putin, China, and the potential successor of a very old President are all on the table in 2024. But who wants to talk about that?
Historic Photo: Anne Hathaway’s Cottage, Shottery, England, 1880 and today.
Shakespeare's wife grew up and lived here until her marriage in 1582.
Is history disappointing? Or is it just me?
History can't always fulfill the expectations people have of it. I'm a flawed guy, in a flawed profession.