Much of history is about people and their actions but people live in places and that geographical context impacted on their lives, making it...

When I describe myself as a historical novelist, what do I really mean? Historical fiction is a such a broad term. I’ve written stories set ...

"Do you remember where you were on 20 July, 1969?" * I do. I was in the basement with my dad. We'd put the TV down there becau...

  When we think of the rise of Egyptology, I think our minds often turn to the Art Deco Egyptian Revival of the early 20 th century with Ca...

  I’ve been explaining Jewish Australia to many people recently. This is because the antisemitism here is hurting. Why is this emerging ri...

 I felt as though I'd inadvertently stirred a hornet's nest when an Instagram / Facebook post I made about a chance visit to West Wy...

Olof de Wignacourt (1547-1622), Grand Master of the Order of St John, Malta In 2024, I had the pleasure of staying at the House of W. in Nic...