Writer
Sean Alison
A history lover. Period!
From the Dark Ages to Modern Warfare, I want to know it all!
Latest by Sean Alison
American History
Revolutionary War Flags Were Improvised by Militias — Not One Seamstress
American History
How Rudolf Abel Was Traded for Gary Powers on the Glienicke Bridge
Middle Ages
Joan of Arc Broke the Siege of Orléans at 17 — With No Battle Experience
Ancient History
Mesopotamia Built Cities From Mud — and Invented Writing, Law, and Beer
Strange History
WW1 Lasted Longer Than 1918 — Germany Paid Its Last Debt in 2010
Ancient History
Pheidippides Ran 140 Miles to Sparta Before Marathon — Not 26 to Athens
Ancient History
Why Ancient Families Slept Above Their Dead — And When Cemeteries Won
Ancient History
9 Astonishing Facts About the Boudica Destruction Layer Beneath Modern London
Ancient History
Britain Waged Two Wars to Force China to Accept Its Opium — and Won
Ancient History