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2026

The Transformers: The Movie is a Retelling of the Grail Quest and I’m Tired of Pretending It’s Not original ↗

21 May 2026

I Spent 10 Years Calculating How Bored the Knights Were on the Quest for the Holy Grail original ↗

9 Apr 2026

The Transformers: The Movie (1986) – An Annotated Bibliography original ↗

10 Mar 2026

The Culmination of Shakespearean Villainy in The Transformers: The Movie (1986)original ↗

16 Jan 2026

2025

Cinema Medievalia: New Essays on the Reel Middle Ages original ↗

29 Jan 2025

2024

More Warriors Hedgehogged in Arrows in Popular Culture original ↗

6 Feb 2024

2023

Ingres’s Joan of Arc Painting (1854)original ↗

17 Jul 2023

Historial Jeanne d’Arc in Rouen original ↗

19 Jun 2023

Inspiration for the Cauldrons at Kamar-Taj in Dr. Strange in Multiverse of Madness original ↗

25 Apr 2023

Ringling Bros. Joan of Arc Spectacle Newspaper Ad (1913)original ↗

17 Apr 2023

Joan of Arc: A Reference Guide to Her Life and Works original ↗

15 Feb 2023

2022

CFP-Teaching Joan of Arc and Her World in and out of the Classroom original ↗

5 Aug 2022

2021

Channeling Joan of Arc in Doom: Annihilation (2019)original ↗

8 Aug 2021

A Hedgehog of Arrows in Zack Snyder’s Justice League original ↗

22 Mar 2021

2020

A Flower in a Field of Lions: The Trials of Joan of Arc original ↗

23 Jun 2020

Warriors “Hedgehogged” in Arrows: Crusaders, Samurai, and Wolverine original ↗

10 Jun 2020

Joan of Arc Panels at Kalamazoo 2020 original ↗

10 Feb 2020

2019

Book Review: Joan of Arc in the English Imagination original ↗

19 Jul 2019

CFP–Performing Joan: Interpreting the Maid on Screen, on Stage, and in the Streets original ↗

9 Jul 2019

CFP–Globalizing Joan of Arc: Positioning the Maid in a Transnational Landscape original ↗

9 Jul 2019

Classical Reception: Killing Eve’s Villanelle as “The Dying Gaul”original ↗

21 May 2019

Jon Snow’s Piss-poor Defense of Winterfell during “The Long Night”original ↗

29 Apr 2019

2018

Two books make the case for the greatness of Philly’s Benjamin Rush original ↗

17 Nov 2018

Joan of Arc on Screen: An Annotated Bibliography original ↗

28 Jul 2018

Alien 3’s Ripley as Joan of Arc original ↗

19 Jul 2018

Arthurian Legend on Screen: An Annotated Bibliography original ↗

17 Jul 2018

Unworthy Knights in The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds original ↗

8 Jul 2018

Book Review: Joan of Arc: La Pucelle original ↗

8 May 2018

A Historical Look at Frank Miller’s Xerxes #2 original ↗

4 May 2018

Paul B. Sturtevant’s ‘Middle Ages’: Learning a little history from popular culture original ↗

2 May 2018

Petrovskaia’s Defense of Medievalism on Screen original ↗

16 Apr 2018

A Historical Look at Frank Miller’s Xerxes #1 original ↗

8 Apr 2018

The Twisted Arthurian Legend of Thanos original ↗

6 Apr 2018

Popular Medievalism is Demanding original ↗

2 Apr 2018

Medievalism on Screen: An Annotated Bibliography original ↗

26 Mar 2018

What’s the Point of Judging Medieval Films for Accuracy?original ↗

15 Mar 2018

7 weeks with the Kindle Oasis original ↗

26 Feb 2018

Spawn’s Whitewashed Cast in the Black Panther Age original ↗

18 Feb 2018

Book Review: Neil Gaiman’s Norse Mythology original ↗

15 Feb 2018

2017

The Arthurian version of “rope-a-dope”original ↗

21 Sept 2017

Gettysburg After Action Report – September 10, 2017 original ↗

13 Sept 2017

A Fresh Translation of Caesar’s Civil War original ↗

7 Sept 2017

Classical Reception: Batman and the Court of Owls original ↗

30 Aug 2017

Rethinking War Monuments, Ancient and Modern original ↗

27 Aug 2017

Jean d’Alluye: A Crusader and his Chinese Sword in New York original ↗

22 Aug 2017

Classical Reception: Wonder Woman and the Strait of Messina original ↗

15 Aug 2017

Caesar’s “Genius” at the Battle of Pharsalus original ↗

9 Aug 2017

Classical Reception: Dr. Strange’s Encounter with Caesar in Alexandria original ↗

10 Jul 2017

Bodies Piling up at the Battle of the Bagradas (49 BC)original ↗

1 Jul 2017

Alexander, Bucephalus, and Pig’s Ears in Scotland original ↗

27 Jun 2017

Classical Reception: Wonder Woman and the Plague of Athens original ↗

22 Jun 2017

First Impressions of the National African American Museum in DC original ↗

10 Mar 2017

We relate with Athens, but idealize Sparta original ↗

2 Jan 2017

2016

Trebuchets on Screen: Chronicles of Narnia original ↗

26 Oct 2016

In Film, Nothing Says Medieval like a Trebuchet original ↗

26 Sept 2016

What the Hell is the Nature of Hellenistic Kingship?original ↗

16 Sept 2016

Book Review: Roman Empire at War original ↗

12 Sept 2016

These Weapons Killed Leonidas original ↗

8 Sept 2016

Caesar’s Account of Bodies Piling up in Battle original ↗

31 Aug 2016

Joan of Arc Fired Cannons, not Trebuchets original ↗

22 Aug 2016

Bodies Piling up at the Battle of Zama (202 BC)original ↗

20 Aug 2016

Trebuchets on Screen: Conan the Barbarian original ↗

17 Aug 2016

Bodies Piling up at the Battle of Issus (333 BC)original ↗

11 Aug 2016

Medieval Roots: Wolverine as a Hedgehog of Arrows original ↗

7 Aug 2016

Trebuchets on Screen: Game of Thrones original ↗

3 Aug 2016

Bodies Piling up at the Battle of Leuctra (371 BC)original ↗

1 Aug 2016

Military historians don’t evoke other battles like they used to original ↗

25 Jul 2016

Bodies Piling up at the Battle of Cremera (477 BC)original ↗

21 Jul 2016

8 Ancient Accounts of Bodies Piling up in Battle original ↗

21 Jul 2016

War is Hell: A Military History of Hellraiser original ↗

4 Jul 2016

Edward Longshanks Sent His Heart and Bones to War?original ↗

28 Jun 2016

4 Reasons Why Battle of the Bastards was no Cannae original ↗

22 Jun 2016

Battle of the Bastards is Straight from Medieval Chronicles original ↗

21 Jun 2016

The Hannibal History Channel Doesn’t Want You to Know original ↗

14 Jun 2016

Classical Reception: Hannibal in the Music of Killah Priest original ↗

8 Jun 2016

Patrick Johnston has a point about historians as leaders original ↗

5 Jun 2016

The Heart of Robert the Bruce original ↗

1 Jun 2016

Pope Boniface VIII’s bull against dismembering bodies original ↗

31 May 2016

The Nazi Massacre at Distomo, Greece original ↗

25 May 2016

The Case Against the Medieval Ball and Chain original ↗

23 May 2016

Verdun and the Village that Was original ↗

18 May 2016

Book Review: Caesar in the USA original ↗

16 May 2016

In Memory of the 700 Thespians at Thermopylae original ↗

11 May 2016

William Wallace and Andrew Murray are getting a Stirling monument original ↗

9 May 2016

The Real Location of Stirling Bridge original ↗

4 May 2016

I Speak Spartan: The Lasting Lingo of 300 original ↗

1 May 2016

The Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme original ↗

27 Apr 2016

The Urquhart Trebuchet original ↗

20 Apr 2016

Armies “Living off the land” Walking Dead style original ↗

19 Apr 2016

Leuctra Victory Monument original ↗

13 Apr 2016

Julius Caesar Workshop at Dickinson College original ↗

11 Apr 2016

Go tell the Spartans original ↗

6 Apr 2016

The Spartans would have ruled Twitter original ↗

4 Apr 2016

My Favorite Spot at Gettysburg original ↗

30 Mar 2016

Slaughtering 3,000 people was normal in 1370 original ↗

14 Mar 2016

Medieval Version of a Do-Nothing Leader original ↗

11 Feb 2016

Liberty Place Monument and #BLACKLIVESMATTER original ↗

12 Jan 2016

2015

Guy MacLean Rogers on Studying Alexander the Great original ↗

19 Dec 2015

‘Agincourt’: A battle made famous by Shakespeare original ↗

14 Nov 2015

I have knelt before the tomb of the Athenians at Marathon original ↗

3 Aug 2015