Nic Morton
@nicmorton.bsky.social
Associate Professor in Middle Eastern and Global history (Medieval)
Speaker • Writer • Reviewer • Editor ✝️
University webpage: https://www.ntu.ac.uk/staff-profiles/arts-humanities/nicholas-morton
Speaker • Writer • Reviewer • Editor ✝️
University webpage: https://www.ntu.ac.uk/staff-profiles/arts-humanities/nicholas-morton
The "Pillar-Biter" - an old Dutch term for a hypocrite
December 7, 2025 at 12:43 PM
The "Pillar-Biter" - an old Dutch term for a hypocrite
It gives me great pleasure to announce the publication of...
"Warfare in the Global Middle Ages"
By David Bachrach and Bernard Bachrach
This is the latest addition to the series "Global Histories before Globalisation" which I co-edit with Kristin Skottki
"Warfare in the Global Middle Ages"
By David Bachrach and Bernard Bachrach
This is the latest addition to the series "Global Histories before Globalisation" which I co-edit with Kristin Skottki
December 5, 2025 at 11:24 AM
It gives me great pleasure to announce the publication of...
"Warfare in the Global Middle Ages"
By David Bachrach and Bernard Bachrach
This is the latest addition to the series "Global Histories before Globalisation" which I co-edit with Kristin Skottki
"Warfare in the Global Middle Ages"
By David Bachrach and Bernard Bachrach
This is the latest addition to the series "Global Histories before Globalisation" which I co-edit with Kristin Skottki
Got a history enthusiast in the family and looking for a gift?
You might be interested in my book "The Mongol Storm", a history of the Mongol invasions into the Middle East told from ten different cultural perspectives.
@basicbooksgroup.bsky.social
You might be interested in my book "The Mongol Storm", a history of the Mongol invasions into the Middle East told from ten different cultural perspectives.
@basicbooksgroup.bsky.social
December 2, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Got a history enthusiast in the family and looking for a gift?
You might be interested in my book "The Mongol Storm", a history of the Mongol invasions into the Middle East told from ten different cultural perspectives.
@basicbooksgroup.bsky.social
You might be interested in my book "The Mongol Storm", a history of the Mongol invasions into the Middle East told from ten different cultural perspectives.
@basicbooksgroup.bsky.social
Just published!
"The Third Crusade (1189-1192)"
Edited by
John Hosler
Stephen Bennett @bennetts.bsky.social
Published by @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social
"The Third Crusade (1189-1192)"
Edited by
John Hosler
Stephen Bennett @bennetts.bsky.social
Published by @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social
December 1, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Just published!
"The Third Crusade (1189-1192)"
Edited by
John Hosler
Stephen Bennett @bennetts.bsky.social
Published by @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social
"The Third Crusade (1189-1192)"
Edited by
John Hosler
Stephen Bennett @bennetts.bsky.social
Published by @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social
Just arrived:
This book contains some of the earliest photographs taken of the Holy Land.
It's absolutely fascinating!!
This book contains some of the earliest photographs taken of the Holy Land.
It's absolutely fascinating!!
November 29, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Just arrived:
This book contains some of the earliest photographs taken of the Holy Land.
It's absolutely fascinating!!
This book contains some of the earliest photographs taken of the Holy Land.
It's absolutely fascinating!!
Thank you Franz-Stefan Gady for your very generous review of my book:
"The Crusader States and Their Neighbours: A Military History, 1099–1187"
Published in "War, Conflict and the Military" (2025).
Link to review: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
@hoanssolo.bsky.social
"The Crusader States and Their Neighbours: A Military History, 1099–1187"
Published in "War, Conflict and the Military" (2025).
Link to review: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
@hoanssolo.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Thank you Franz-Stefan Gady for your very generous review of my book:
"The Crusader States and Their Neighbours: A Military History, 1099–1187"
Published in "War, Conflict and the Military" (2025).
Link to review: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
@hoanssolo.bsky.social
"The Crusader States and Their Neighbours: A Military History, 1099–1187"
Published in "War, Conflict and the Military" (2025).
Link to review: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
@hoanssolo.bsky.social
Just arrived...
"Sigismund"
A short text offering advice by Aeneas Silvio Bartolomeo Piccolomini
(future Pope Pius II)
Translated by D.P. Curtin
"Sigismund"
A short text offering advice by Aeneas Silvio Bartolomeo Piccolomini
(future Pope Pius II)
Translated by D.P. Curtin
November 25, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Just arrived...
"Sigismund"
A short text offering advice by Aeneas Silvio Bartolomeo Piccolomini
(future Pope Pius II)
Translated by D.P. Curtin
"Sigismund"
A short text offering advice by Aeneas Silvio Bartolomeo Piccolomini
(future Pope Pius II)
Translated by D.P. Curtin
Review copy just landed!
"Becoming Arab: The Formation of Arab Identity in the Medieval Middle East"
by Yossef Rapoport
@princetonupress.bsky.social
"Becoming Arab: The Formation of Arab Identity in the Medieval Middle East"
by Yossef Rapoport
@princetonupress.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Review copy just landed!
"Becoming Arab: The Formation of Arab Identity in the Medieval Middle East"
by Yossef Rapoport
@princetonupress.bsky.social
"Becoming Arab: The Formation of Arab Identity in the Medieval Middle East"
by Yossef Rapoport
@princetonupress.bsky.social
Review copy just arrived!
"How the Holy Cross came from Antioch to Brogne"
By Nicholas L. Paul and
Wolfgang P. Müller
@boydellandbrewer.bsky.social
"How the Holy Cross came from Antioch to Brogne"
By Nicholas L. Paul and
Wolfgang P. Müller
@boydellandbrewer.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Review copy just arrived!
"How the Holy Cross came from Antioch to Brogne"
By Nicholas L. Paul and
Wolfgang P. Müller
@boydellandbrewer.bsky.social
"How the Holy Cross came from Antioch to Brogne"
By Nicholas L. Paul and
Wolfgang P. Müller
@boydellandbrewer.bsky.social
Thrilled to receive today a copy of Angus Donald's
"Templar Traitor"
I'm looking forward to getting started - looks like a good book for the holidays!
"Templar Traitor"
I'm looking forward to getting started - looks like a good book for the holidays!
November 18, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Thrilled to receive today a copy of Angus Donald's
"Templar Traitor"
I'm looking forward to getting started - looks like a good book for the holidays!
"Templar Traitor"
I'm looking forward to getting started - looks like a good book for the holidays!
New arrival!
It gives me great pleasure to announce that my book
"Mongol Storm" is now available in a splendid Turkish translation.
My author copies have just landed!
It gives me great pleasure to announce that my book
"Mongol Storm" is now available in a splendid Turkish translation.
My author copies have just landed!
November 6, 2025 at 5:56 PM
New arrival!
It gives me great pleasure to announce that my book
"Mongol Storm" is now available in a splendid Turkish translation.
My author copies have just landed!
It gives me great pleasure to announce that my book
"Mongol Storm" is now available in a splendid Turkish translation.
My author copies have just landed!
I'm not sure how I feel about this.
October 26, 2025 at 12:33 PM
I'm not sure how I feel about this.
Scheduled for publication next year!
This is a first look at the forthcoming:
“Oxford Illustrated History of the Crusades”
Edited by Jonathan Harris
… and including a chapter by me!
This is a first look at the forthcoming:
“Oxford Illustrated History of the Crusades”
Edited by Jonathan Harris
… and including a chapter by me!
October 11, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Scheduled for publication next year!
This is a first look at the forthcoming:
“Oxford Illustrated History of the Crusades”
Edited by Jonathan Harris
… and including a chapter by me!
This is a first look at the forthcoming:
“Oxford Illustrated History of the Crusades”
Edited by Jonathan Harris
… and including a chapter by me!
New arrival...
"Warrior Monks: Politics and Power in Medieval Britain"
Author: Rory MacLellan
Publisher: The History Press
Rory's last book was excellent so I'm looking forward to getting started!
"Warrior Monks: Politics and Power in Medieval Britain"
Author: Rory MacLellan
Publisher: The History Press
Rory's last book was excellent so I'm looking forward to getting started!
October 7, 2025 at 4:59 PM
New arrival...
"Warrior Monks: Politics and Power in Medieval Britain"
Author: Rory MacLellan
Publisher: The History Press
Rory's last book was excellent so I'm looking forward to getting started!
"Warrior Monks: Politics and Power in Medieval Britain"
Author: Rory MacLellan
Publisher: The History Press
Rory's last book was excellent so I'm looking forward to getting started!
Tonight at 9pm on More4
Suzannah Lipscomb explores the death of Chinggis Khan as part of the series
"Ancient Autopsy"
with a few contributions from me!
Suzannah Lipscomb explores the death of Chinggis Khan as part of the series
"Ancient Autopsy"
with a few contributions from me!
October 6, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Tonight at 9pm on More4
Suzannah Lipscomb explores the death of Chinggis Khan as part of the series
"Ancient Autopsy"
with a few contributions from me!
Suzannah Lipscomb explores the death of Chinggis Khan as part of the series
"Ancient Autopsy"
with a few contributions from me!
It gives me great pleasure to share the cover of my new book with you:
"The Crusader Storm: A Global History of the Wars for the Middle East."
Currently scheduled for release in June 2026.
"The Crusader Storm: A Global History of the Wars for the Middle East."
Currently scheduled for release in June 2026.
October 3, 2025 at 1:39 PM
It gives me great pleasure to share the cover of my new book with you:
"The Crusader Storm: A Global History of the Wars for the Middle East."
Currently scheduled for release in June 2026.
"The Crusader Storm: A Global History of the Wars for the Middle East."
Currently scheduled for release in June 2026.
Wonderful to chat today with Ganzorig Vanchig (aka Vinzo) about my book "Mongol Storm" at the Mongolian embassy in London today.
Our interview for Syndicate Talk will be released soon!
Especial thanks to the embassy for their warm welcome.
Our interview for Syndicate Talk will be released soon!
Especial thanks to the embassy for their warm welcome.
October 2, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Wonderful to chat today with Ganzorig Vanchig (aka Vinzo) about my book "Mongol Storm" at the Mongolian embassy in London today.
Our interview for Syndicate Talk will be released soon!
Especial thanks to the embassy for their warm welcome.
Our interview for Syndicate Talk will be released soon!
Especial thanks to the embassy for their warm welcome.
One of the most interesting features of Crusader Castles is the builders' use of pillars and lumps of masonry taken from classical sites.
You can see this clearly in this section of wall from the castle of Jubail in Lebanon (which incidentally is one of my favourite castles!)
You can see this clearly in this section of wall from the castle of Jubail in Lebanon (which incidentally is one of my favourite castles!)
October 1, 2025 at 1:42 PM
One of the most interesting features of Crusader Castles is the builders' use of pillars and lumps of masonry taken from classical sites.
You can see this clearly in this section of wall from the castle of Jubail in Lebanon (which incidentally is one of my favourite castles!)
You can see this clearly in this section of wall from the castle of Jubail in Lebanon (which incidentally is one of my favourite castles!)
New arrival ...
Manuel II Palaiologos (1350-1425):
A Byzantine Emperor in a Time of Tumult
Author: Siren Çelik
Cambridge University Press, 2021
Manuel II Palaiologos (1350-1425):
A Byzantine Emperor in a Time of Tumult
Author: Siren Çelik
Cambridge University Press, 2021
September 26, 2025 at 4:20 PM
New arrival ...
Manuel II Palaiologos (1350-1425):
A Byzantine Emperor in a Time of Tumult
Author: Siren Çelik
Cambridge University Press, 2021
Manuel II Palaiologos (1350-1425):
A Byzantine Emperor in a Time of Tumult
Author: Siren Çelik
Cambridge University Press, 2021
It's the lastest addition to the Crusade Texts in Translation series!
"The Swan Knight texts of the Old French Crusade cycle"
Translated by Carol Sweetenham
@routledgehistory.bsky.social
"The Swan Knight texts of the Old French Crusade cycle"
Translated by Carol Sweetenham
@routledgehistory.bsky.social
September 24, 2025 at 8:56 AM
It's the lastest addition to the Crusade Texts in Translation series!
"The Swan Knight texts of the Old French Crusade cycle"
Translated by Carol Sweetenham
@routledgehistory.bsky.social
"The Swan Knight texts of the Old French Crusade cycle"
Translated by Carol Sweetenham
@routledgehistory.bsky.social
Today's arrival:
"Medieval Maritime Warfare"
By Charles D. Stanton
Published by Pen & Sword
"Medieval Maritime Warfare"
By Charles D. Stanton
Published by Pen & Sword
September 21, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Today's arrival:
"Medieval Maritime Warfare"
By Charles D. Stanton
Published by Pen & Sword
"Medieval Maritime Warfare"
By Charles D. Stanton
Published by Pen & Sword
New arrival:
"The Medieval Horse"
By Anastasija Ropa
I've already started it - it's really good!
"The Medieval Horse"
By Anastasija Ropa
I've already started it - it's really good!
September 20, 2025 at 2:53 PM
New arrival:
"The Medieval Horse"
By Anastasija Ropa
I've already started it - it's really good!
"The Medieval Horse"
By Anastasija Ropa
I've already started it - it's really good!
Just published!
"The Land and the Cross"
Ed. Valentina Burgassi, George Alexander Said-Zammit and Valeria Vanesio
This is the latest addition to the "Military Religious orders" series that I edit with Jochen Burgtorf
@routledgehistory.bsky.social
"The Land and the Cross"
Ed. Valentina Burgassi, George Alexander Said-Zammit and Valeria Vanesio
This is the latest addition to the "Military Religious orders" series that I edit with Jochen Burgtorf
@routledgehistory.bsky.social
September 18, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Just published!
"The Land and the Cross"
Ed. Valentina Burgassi, George Alexander Said-Zammit and Valeria Vanesio
This is the latest addition to the "Military Religious orders" series that I edit with Jochen Burgtorf
@routledgehistory.bsky.social
"The Land and the Cross"
Ed. Valentina Burgassi, George Alexander Said-Zammit and Valeria Vanesio
This is the latest addition to the "Military Religious orders" series that I edit with Jochen Burgtorf
@routledgehistory.bsky.social
Delighted to receive a copy of:
"Military Orders and Crusades,"
ed. Edbury and Webster
A collection of essays (including one by me!) celebrating Professor Helen Nicholson's immense contributions to scholarship on these topics.
"Military Orders and Crusades,"
ed. Edbury and Webster
A collection of essays (including one by me!) celebrating Professor Helen Nicholson's immense contributions to scholarship on these topics.
September 16, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Delighted to receive a copy of:
"Military Orders and Crusades,"
ed. Edbury and Webster
A collection of essays (including one by me!) celebrating Professor Helen Nicholson's immense contributions to scholarship on these topics.
"Military Orders and Crusades,"
ed. Edbury and Webster
A collection of essays (including one by me!) celebrating Professor Helen Nicholson's immense contributions to scholarship on these topics.
It gives me great pleasure to announce the publication of the Turkish translation of my book: "Mongol Storm".
Published by Kronik Kitap @kronikkitap.bsky.social
Translated by Metehan Demirci
Published by Kronik Kitap @kronikkitap.bsky.social
Translated by Metehan Demirci
September 12, 2025 at 6:19 PM
It gives me great pleasure to announce the publication of the Turkish translation of my book: "Mongol Storm".
Published by Kronik Kitap @kronikkitap.bsky.social
Translated by Metehan Demirci
Published by Kronik Kitap @kronikkitap.bsky.social
Translated by Metehan Demirci