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On the Invention of History, and the Stories We Tell About the Past
Book Club | August 2026 | 'Storyland' Part Three ('Antiquity')
This post is the second in our Book Club read of Storyland: A New Mythology of Britain by Dr Amy Jeffs. It is not too late to join! Full details, including the reading schedule...
Three Scenes You Shouldn’t Miss in the Bayeux Tapestry
This week’s post is brought to you by Dr David Musgrove, author of The Story of the Bayeux Tapestry: Unraveling the Norman Conquest (2021). He has a PhD in medieval archaeology, and is the content director of HistoryExtra.com and its sister...
GIVEAWAY! ‘Arthur: A New Life’ by Amy Jeffs
I am delighted to share that Quercus Books, home to Riverrun Books, have given me two proof copies of Arthur: A New Life by Amy Jeffs (due to be published September 10th 2026) to give to subscribers of Medieval Musings!
To enter, you...
Giants, Monsters, and Demons: How Old Stories Can Be Made Startlingly New
Review & Author Interview | 'Arthur: A New Life' by Amy Jeffs (2026)
I couldn’t tell you when I first came across Arthur.
On Not Throwing the Baby Out With the Bath Water
Why we need nuance in our approach to medieval writers
A few weeks ago I had the absolute pleasure of meeting Bede.
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Historian, writer, and Archaeology PhD student at Oxford University. Your guide to all things medieval(ish) here on Substack.
American historian, but always in the enigma of Russian history | intersecting literature & history | terror belli, decus pacis
Dr David Musgrove is content director of HistoryExtra.com, plus its sister print magazine BBC History Magazine. He has a PhD in archaeology. He is author of '100 Places that made Britain' and with Michael Lewis, 'The Story of the Bayeux Tapestry'.
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