10 Badass Women of Antiquity

These women weren’t content to be the handmaids of men but lived life on…

Reading History: The Rose Code

Kate Quinn’s new historical novel is a brilliant story about female…

TV Review: “Domina — Happiness” (S1, Ep. 8)

The season finale of the Epix historical drama brings…

Ken Follett’s “The Evening and the Morning” and the Pleasure (and Peril) of Repetition

Seven Arthurian Tellings that Emphasize History Rather than Fantasy

A number of notable King Arthur…

TV Review: “Domina — Plague” (S1, Ep. 5)

As plague strikes down Gaius, Livia — and the other members…

TV Review: “Domina — Nightshade” (S1, Ep. 6)

As the season draws closer to its finale, the poisonous…

TV Review: “Domina — Family”(S1, Ep. 3)

The third episode of the Epix historical drama shows a family…

Ken Follett’s “A Column of Fire” and the Emotional Thrill of Historical Fiction

TV Review: “Domina — Treason”

As the first season of the Epix drama nears its conclusion, the stakes…