Out of the Margins

The recent discovery of an Anglo-Saxon saint’s relics reminds us of the fragility of human life and the power of hope.

There is nothing new about political divisions, nor attempts to heal them.

It is a pity when specialist historians condescend to an enthusiastic public.

Provincial museums, easy to overlook, remind us that everywhere matters.

We should take more notice of the work of those once despised and disregarded.

Archaeologists and historians are on the same side, despite what journalists say.

After 800 years, a playful medieval poem still offers lessons in how not to debate. 

A medieval masterpiece has much to say about the modern preoccupation with greed.

An Icelandic scholar exemplifies the rich cultural exchanges of the Middle Ages. 

If the English language had taken a different path, historians might not exist.