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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

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Best Korean War Books to Read Before You Forget It Was Fought

Catherine the Great Was German With Broken Russian — and Conquered an Empire

Ming Dynasty Dress: Wearing the Wrong Color Could Mean Death

Britain Voted on Europe in 1975 — and the Result Shaped Brexit

Roanoke’s 115 Colonists Vanished, Leaving One Word No One Can Explain

Pompeii’s Unexcavated Third: What Lies Sealed Beneath the Ash

Ming Dynasty Detectives Used Forensic Science Centuries Before Sherlock Holmes

Was the Trojan War Real? What Archaeology Actually Found at Troy

Hadrian’s Wall Was a Border Checkpoint, Not a Barrier Against the North

Weaving Is 34,000 Years Old — Older Than Farming, Writing, or the Wheel