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
American History
Korean War Killed 3 Million — and the World Forgot Before the Guns Went Quiet
Ancient History
Athens Invented Democracy — Then Used It to Execute Socrates
American History
Columbus Died Thinking He’d Found Asia — So Why Is America Named After Vespucci?
People
James Stagg Forecast D-Day While His Wife Gave Birth Under Bombs
Ancient History
Xianbei Conquered Northern China — Then Erased Themselves to Rule It
Ancient History
Diogenes Told Alexander the Great to Move Out of His Sun
American History
Eisenhower Warned Us About the Military-Industrial Complex. Nobody Listened.
Cold War
Gaddis Read Both Archives—Then Rewrote What Won the Cold War
Ancient History
Homer Composed the Odyssey Orally — 3 Centuries Before Anyone Wrote It Down
Cold War