Ian Mortimer
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The historian’s desire for certainty is hard to square with the fragility of sources and their constant reworking by the profession. Casting a cold eye on the remaining evidence relating to the deaths of Edward II and Richard II, Ian Mortimer plots a way forward for his discipline. Published November 16 2010
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Ian Mortimer reviews a book on medieval history by Robert Fossier. Published October 21 2010
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Ian Mortimer reviews a book on medieval history by Robert Fossier. Published October 21 2010
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Ian Mortimer on a new title about the phenomenon of historical novel writing. Published December 14 2009
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Ian Mortimer reviews a book by Dan Jones
Published November 18 2009
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By challenging the very idea of a continuous Anglo-French medieval war Ian Mortimer reveals the remarkable complexities of a series of distinct conflicts that began with a prophecy and ended with an English dynasty seeking the approval of God. Published September 15 2009
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Ian Mortimer, who has been an archivist and a poet before becoming a medieval historian and biographer, describes why a blend of empathy and evidence is the key to getting the most out of history.
Published September 8 2008
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Ian Mortimer remembers the English triumph at Poitiers in September 1356, and suggests that this victory was the dramatic culmination of Edward III’s visionary approach to waging war, the consequences of which are still with us today. Published August 14 2006
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Ian Mortimer takes issue with those who put limits on historians’ questionings of the past.
Published February 17 2004
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