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
People
10 Details About Gilles de Rais: Pedophile, Satanist, Murderer… Or the Most Misjudged Man in History
Crime
10 Facts in the Appalling True Story of Dick Turpin, the 18th Century Robin Hood
People
12 of the World’s Most Violent Student Riots
Middle Ages
12 Facts on the Peasants’ Revolt of 1381 that Reveal the Explosive Truth
People
10 Tragic Details in the Death of the ‘Nine Days Queen’, Lady Jane Grey
Literature
Scandal, Drugs, and Sonnets: 12 Surprising Details About the Lives of the English Romantic Poets
General
12 of History’s Most Useless Explorers and Dreadful Expeditions
Sports
These 12 Important Pieces on the History of Soccer May Help You Understand What All the Fuss is About
Folklore/Mythology
Where the Wild Things Weren’t: A Dozen Map Monsters from History
Middle Ages