Medieval Drones

The Daily Life Of A Medieval King

Medievalists | 12th July 2025

Thanks to the medieval writer Christine de Pizan, we know how a 14C king passed his time. Charles V rose by seven, prayed, bantered with his servants and heard mass. Then he divided his time between hearing public petitions, attending council meetings and receiving ambassadors. Meals were snatched in between. Then some time spent reviewing his treasures and seeing his children before vespers and bed (1,500 words)

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Drones And Decolonisation

William T. Vollmann | Granta | 17th July 2025

Sweeping essay, which takes in literary criticism, travel writing and political commentary. Reminiscent of Edmund de Waal and Stefan Zweig. Isaac Babel and Joseph Roth, the author of Radetzky March, feel present too. With the help of locals and fixers, Vollman tours Ukraine and explores the layers of "decolonising" narrative he finds there: Austrian, Soviet, Russian and now Putin's version (15,000 words)

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