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
Middle Ages
Spanish Inquisition Killed 3,000–5,000 People — Not the Millions Myth Claims
American History
Edmund Fitzgerald Sank in 17 Minutes — and Lake Superior Kept Every Secret
Middle Ages
King Ecbert of Wessex Was Far More Ruthless Than Vikings Showed
American History
How Atlanta’s Renaissance Orchestra Turned a Juke Joint Into a National Tour
Ancient History
Two Newborns Buried in a Roman Latrine Reveal Care, Not Shame, at Ephesus
Middle Ages
Joan of Arc Was Never Painted From Life — Every Portrait Is Invented
Ancient History
Chinese Dynasties Kept Collapsing Every 300 Years — Here’s Why
Folklore/Mythology
Botticelli Painted The Birth of Venus for Medici Enemies — Then Almost Burned It
American History
Andrew Jackson Took a Bullet Near His Heart — Then Shot the Man Dead
Ancient History