I was once again very fortunate that The Citadel helped to provide some of the funds necessary for me to travel to Europe to complete my research this summer (for previous trips, see 2013 and 2011). What follows is an account of this year’s adventure, written in the form of …
The end is nigh. No, not TEOTWAWKI. The end of my sabbatical. The fact that it’s ending is nothing I can really complain about, of course. Few jobs in this world will give you any paid leave at all to go do the sorts of things that make you happy; …
The Citadel very kindly gave me a sabbatical this semester, and I’ve been working hard to make the most of the occasion. It is quite remarkable how much extra time one has when not grading stacks of papers, though I confess that I do miss being in front of the …
My last trip to the UK was an extraordinarily fruitful one, giving me the information and impetus to complete one book (Owain Glyndwr: A Casebook) and at least three articles (so far). I was thus tremendously pleased to have the chance to go back this summer. Even better, I was …
America has George Washington. Scotland has William Wallace of Braveheart fame. France has Joan of Arc. Wales has Owain Glyndwr, who is in some measure all three at once. As I write in the Introduction to the just-published Owain Glyndwr: A Casebook — a 620-page resource of materials on this fascinating medieval …
