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The Rise and Fall of the New Kingdom
The history of Ancient Egypt is cyclical, consisting of periods of stability and prosperity which were followed by devastating breaks of...
Tim Hasker
Jun 3, 2020


Maat and the unity of Ancient Egypt
Maat is the Egyptian Goddess shown in the picture below, however, Maat was more than just a Goddess she was the personification of...
Tim Hasker
May 13, 2020


The Geography of Ancient Egyptian Civilisation
I have started an online Egyptology course through the Department of Continuing Education at the University of Oxford. I’m going to be...
Tim Hasker
May 2, 2020


Passover and the Holocaust
Today is Yom HaShoah, the official Israeli day of commemoration for the 6 million Jewish people who were murdered during the Holocaust....
Tim Hasker
Apr 21, 2020


The Blitz Myth
The worst crisis since the Second World War, no-one can deny that the current pandemic is probably one of the most serious threats to...
Tim Hasker
Apr 1, 2020


Coronavirus and the Great Plague of London
Like everyone else my life has been disrupted by the ongoing pandemic, I am celebrating my 30th birthday on Monday in our flat in...
Tim Hasker
Mar 21, 2020


Elizabeth I's Translation of Tacitus: looking for help in Roman history?
I first read John-Mark Philo's article before Christmas and was fascinated by the prospect of new first hand work by Elizabeth I,...
Tim Hasker
Jan 28, 2020


Leonardo da Vinci's lost masterpiece
There is much to recommend in Milan, from the stunning Duomo to the eerily beautiful monumental cemetery, however, for the history lovers...
Tim Hasker
Jan 22, 2020


Brexit: a 21st century civil war
370 years separates 1649 from 2019, it is said that the past is a foreign country and at first glance to make a comparison between the...
Tim Hasker
Dec 16, 2019


Innsbruck, Maximilian and the Habsburg legacy
My partner and I have just returned from a weekend away in Innsbruck, if you've never been I would definitely recommend it, especially at...
Tim Hasker
Dec 10, 2019
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