Writer
Tim Flight
I am a freelance historical and literary writer based in West Yorkshire, UK. I read for a funded PhD in English at the University of Oxford (Magdalen College) and graduated in 2016. I am a former lecturer in Medieval English Literature at Royal Holloway, University of London. My publications include peer-reviewed articles in academic publications, and pieces in mainstream magazines such as History Today and Fortean Times. For more information, please see www.drflight.co.uk
Latest by Tim Flight
Ancient History
Hadrian’s Wall Was a Border Checkpoint, Not a Barrier Against the North
Ancient History
Weaving Is 34,000 Years Old — Older Than Farming, Writing, or the Wheel
Disaster
Why Napoleon Lost Russia: His Starving Army Was Hidden in the Reports
General
Fall of Constantinople: How Mehmed II’s Cannon Broke the Walls in 53 Days
Films
The Monuments Men Book: The Nazi Art Heist the Film Couldn’t Fully Tell
Ancient History
How the Plague of Athens Destroyed the City Sparta Never Could
Top Stories
Operation Mincemeat: How a Corpse Fooled Hitler Into Abandoning Sicily
Films
How One Survivor’s 40-Year Campaign Made Schindler’s List
People
Napoleon’s Tomb at Les Invalides: Built by the Regimes That Replaced Him
Ancient History