Author Archives: Steven Isaac

Students present at Phi Alpha Theta Conference in New Orleans

Posted on February 20, 2018 by Steven Isaac

Two Longwood history majors presented the findings of their recent research at the National Conference of the Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society, 3-6 January 2018, in New Orleans, Louisiana. Maeve Losen (’18, above right) presented an analysis of FDR’s fourth … Continue reading →

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Dr. Isaac in the pages of Medieval Warfare

Posted on October 11, 2017 by Steven Isaac

As part of his summer research and writing agenda, Prof. Steven Isaac contributed to two issues of the magazine Medieval Warfare.  For the Sept/Oct issue (VII.4), Isaac returned to one of his “favorite” mercenary-villains, Eustace the Monk, who was–as his … Continue reading →

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Nineteenth Annual Civil War Seminar: Swept Up in the War–From Battle Front to Home Front

Posted on February 1, 2017 by Steven Isaac

On Saturday, 3 February, Longwood University and the Appomattox Court House National Historical Park continue their sponsorship of the annual seminar on the Civil War.  The seminar is free and open to the public, and continues to feature the latest … Continue reading →

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Of Wolves and Mercenaries

Posted on September 14, 2016 by Steven Isaac

Dr. Steven Isaac has just published an article in the summer edition of the Cahiers de Civilisation Médiévale 59:2 in France.  The article, “Le Loup et le Mercenaire: une métaphore d’exclusion au XIIe siècle,” looks at how medieval chroniclers, because … Continue reading →

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