Biography
Isaac completed a PhD in International Relations in 2022. He is now a civil servant in the UK. His education and work both heavily involve history, especially the history of Central and East Europe, including the Balkans.
Education
- BA Politics and International Relations, University of York
- MA Post-war Recovery Studies, University of York
- PhD Post-war Recovery Studies, University of York
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Why Poland-Lithuania Disappeared
The Polish-Lithuanian Republic (1569-1795) was one of the largest and most populous states in Early Modern Europe...
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Kościuszko at Racławice
Tadeusz Kościuszko's victory at the Battle of Racławice (1794) against the invading Russian army, oil on canvas by Jan Matejko...
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Gdańsk/Danzig Waterfront
Medieval and early modern buildings in Gdańsk (Poland). When these buildings were constructed, Gdańsk was still part of...
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Poland-Lithuania at its Greatest Extent, 1619
A map showing the Polish-Lithuanian Republic at its greatest territorial extent (mid-1600s), superimposed...
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Mongol Multiculturalism
The Mongol Empire accepted and promoted many other cultures. Historians often talk about cultural exchange across Asia in...
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Solomonic Descent in Ethiopian History
The Solomonic Dynasty ruled Ethiopia from the 1270s to the 1970s, and the 14th-century work, the Kebra Nagast...
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Emperor Menelik II of Ethiopia
Menelik II, emperor of Ethiopia (r. 1889-1913) and his attendants, German postcard, approximately 1905.
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Ethiopian Monastery of Debre Libanos in 1934
Monastery of Debre Libanos founded by Saint Tekla Haymanot in 1284. Photo by Walter Mittelholzer, published...
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Map of the Zagwe Dynasty
Map featuring the approximate boundaries of the Zagwe Dynasty and its most prominent neighbours around the beginning of...
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Battle of Adwa
The Battle of Adwa (1896), oil on canvas painting by an unknown artist in Ethiopia, 1940s. The British Museum, London. The battle...
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Ethiopian Icon of the Nine Saints
Ethiopian icon featuring the Nine Saints, nine missionaries who are considered instrumental in spreading Christianity...
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Boethius: First of the Medievals?
Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius (c. 477-524/525) was a scholar in Late Antiquity who was imprisoned and executed...
