Members-Only Deep Dives

Why You Should be a Farmer

Cato the Elder's timeless advice, and warning, to the Romans and to us...

Aug 12 •

How to Pick Your Team

How the world’s top explorer hired his men...

Aug 7 •

The Rewards of Practicing What You Preach

When Attila the Hun & Pope Leo the Great changed the course of history...

Aug 5 •

My Interview with an Archduke

Habsburg rules for life...

Jul 31 •

How (Not) to Ruin Everything

The 3 mistakes that cost a man his kingdom...

Jul 29 •

Tolkien’s Secret to a Lasting Marriage

His advice on finding your "soul-mate"…

Jul 24 •

When Fortune Favored the Bold

When Constantinople fell in 1453, the Ottoman Turks seemed unstoppable. Just three years later, János Hunyadi showed that no enemy is invincible...

Jul 22 •

Pope Leo's Guide to Recovering from Catastrophe

In 1823, one of the greatest churches in Christendom burned. Pope Leo XII's response is an inspirational guide to recovering from catastrophe...

Jul 15 •

Hadrian's Guide to Securing Your Legacy

The two key decisions the emperor took to secure the Golden Age of Imperial Rome...

Jul 10 •

How to Rebuild the West

Rome has risen and fallen many times, and her many lives have everything to teach us...

Jul 5 •

The Manual for Kings & Men

In 1599, King James VI of Scotland wrote an extraordinary letter to his son. In it are powerful lessons on rulership, and on life…

Jun 19 •

The Craziest Murder Plot of the Millennium

The betrayal, blackmail, and bloodshed that (almost) destroyed the Medici...

Jun 17 •

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