Just arrived ...

The newest edition of: Al-Masāq: Journal of the Medieval Mediterranean

Vol 38 No 1 (Apr 2026)

Great to see that the Mongolian Translation of my book ...

"The Mongol Storm"

Translated by Batsukh Galsan

is currently among the Nepko.mn top 10 bestsellers

Review copy just arrived!

"Gesta Francorum Ierusalem expugnantium: The deeds of the Franks who conquered Jerusalem"

Edited and translated by Susan B. Edgington and Thomas W. Smith

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Spotted today in Waterstones West Bridgford!

Just released:

"1453: The Conquest and Tragedy of Constantinople"

By Anthony Kaldellis

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Just arrived!

Rodrigo Ximenez De Rada's "Minor Histories"

Edited and translated by Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi

Dartmoor, near Throwleigh

Shilley Pool, Dartmoor

I have no idea whether Tolkien ever visited it, but it's one of the most Tolkienesque places I've ever visited

"Almost felt you liked the Forest! That's good! That's uncommonly kind of you"

Wistman's wood, Dartmoor

Throwleigh, Dartmoor

Shilley Pool, Dartmoor

Near Shilley Pool, Dartmoor

Scorhill, Devon

River Teign, Dartmoor

Fingle Gorge, Devon

Try heading out of the village on New Street then a couple of hundred metres after leaving the village it's on your left hand side.

Christ is risen! - Happy Easter

Sure, it's near Chagford

Dartmoor, UK

The Crusader Storm ...

Coming soon - my new book!

"The Crusader Storm: A Global History of the Wars for the Middle East"

The early Crusades told from many different cultural perspectives (Fatimid, Byzantine, Ayyubid, Turkish, Frankish, Syriac etc.)

Publication: 4 June

Pre-order: www.hachette.co.uk/titles/nicho...

Review copy just arrived!

"Monasticism and Renewal in Southern Italy"

Translated by Graham Loud

Thanks so much, I'm looking forward to getting started!!

Thanks Jennifer, glad you enjoyed the talk!

Just arrived!

Crusades 24:2

Journal of the Society for the Study of the Crusades and the Latin East

Just had a quick look, some really interesting articles here!

Looking for something new to read?

You might be interested in my book
"The Mongol Storm"

A history of the 13th century Middle East told from ten different perspectives.

@basicbooksgroup.bsky.social

The Mongol Invasions: Terror, Empire and the Reshaping of the Medieval Middle East YouTube video by Crusading History

If you'd like to find out more about the Mongol invasions into the Middle East then you might like to watch my recent interview with Alex Mallett for "Crusading History"

youtu.be/ceqyHo-VwoU

The Mongol Invasions: Terror, Empire and the Reshaping of the Medieval Middle East YouTube video by Crusading History

If you'd like to find out more about the Mongol invasions into the Middle East then you might like to watch my recent interview with Alex Mallett for "Crusading History"

youtu.be/ceqyHo-VwoU

Gone Medieval: The Mongols and the Fall of the Crusaders In the mid‑13th century, the Mongols seemed unstoppable until a former slave‑soldier stood in their way. Mamluk Sultan Qutuz of Egypt defied an empire that had crushed Baghdad and Syria, and ...

Just released!

If you'd like to find out more about the wars between the Mongols, the Mamluks and the Crusaders then you might be interested in the recent podcast I recorded with History Hit!

podfollow.com/gone-medieva...