Urselius

 

I am a hoary old scientist and have a PhD in Molecular Biology - I do not usually edit such subjects, but I am willing to help out, if asked.

My editing is largely of historical and biographical subjects related to:

Military History

Napoleonic History

English Civil War

Ancient and Medieval History

Rome

Byzantium

British History

Irish History

Anthropology

History of Science

Academia

Though only a hobby interest, I have had a number of historical articles published in online and print journals.

 

Editing log [1]

Article creation log [2]

I have created, wholly rewritten or greatly extended 118 articles.

I created my first novel page on The Battle of Villagarcia in 1812, 8th Feb 2007.

My second, the Battle of Hyelion and Leimocheir in 1177, 13th May 2008.

The third, Andronikos Kontostephanos c. 1130-1182, 8th August 2008.

The fourth, Alexius Comnenus (d. 1142), 11th September 2008.

The fifth, Battle of Benavente in 1809, 15th May 2009.

The sixth, James Cotter (of Anngrove), 22nd May 2009.

The seventh Firangi (sword), 2nd June 2009.

The eighth Harquebusier (cavalry) (converted from a redirect), 15th June 2009.

The ninth Colquhoun Grant (British cavalry general), 6th Oct 2009.

The Tenth William Careless (Carlos), 26th May 2010. Particularly gratifying to write an article about a relative, however distant in time.

The eleventh Sir James Fitz Edmond Cotter, 30th July 2010. Another (probable) relative.

The Twelfth Óttar of Dublin, 1st August 2010. An alleged ancestor.

The thirteenth Battle of Haram in 1128, 6th June 2012.

The fourteenth Siege of Shaizar in 1138, 23rd June 2012. 

A fact from this article was featured on Wikipedia's Main Page in the On this day section on May 21, 2024.

The fifteenth John Komnenos Vatatzes, 10th August 2012.

A fact from this article was featured on Wikipedia's Main Page in the On this day section on May 16, 2019.

The sixteenth Needler Hall. 1st November 2012.

The seventeenth Hathershaw Hall

The eighteenth Maria Bonita (female bandit)

The nineteenth Secrete (helmet)

The twentieth Battle of Constantinople (1147)

The twenty first Gökböri 

The twenty second Nayan (Mongol Prince)

The twenty third David F. Cutler

The twenty fourth Orle (helmet decoration)

The twenty fifth Gustaf Otto Rosenberg

The twenty sixth Brian G. Gardiner (biologist)

The twenty seventh John H Nicholson (Vice-Chancellor University of Hull)

The twenty eighth Sir Brynmor Jones (academic) (V-C University of Hull)

The twenty ninth Theodore Vatatzes

The thirtieth Thierry de Loos

The thirty first Stanley R Dennison (V-C University of Hull)

The thirty second Sir Roy Marshall (academic) (V-C University of Hull)

The thirty third Sir William Taylor (academic) (V-C University of Hull)

The thirty fourth Manuel Anemas

The thirty fifth Rhiainfellt‎ (wife of King Oswiu of Northumbria)

The thirty sixth Standard (mail collar)

The thirty seventh Pattern 1831 sabre for General Officers

The thirty eighth David Petley (V-C University of Hull)

The thirty ninth Eustathios Kamytzes

John Le Marchant

Battle of Antioch on the Meander

Battle of Sahagún

John Axouch

Ó Dálaigh

Demi-lancer

Constantine Gabras

Battle of Verona (312)

Battle of the Hellespont

Battle of Adrianople (324)

Komnenian Byzantine army: 

Battle of Myriokephalon

Battle of Philomelion

Frederick William, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt

Man-at-arms

Army of Macedon

John II Komnenos: 

Sallet

Boeotian helmet

Battle of Arsuf 

Nasal helmet

Close helmet

Bascinet

Armet

Lampião

Late Roman ridge helmet

Equites cataphractarii

Lobster-tailed pot helmet (zischagge)‎

Buff coat

Battle of Jaffa (1192)

Battle of Satala (298)

Linnean Society of London

Battle of Demetritzes

Battle of Dorylaeum (1147)

Alexios V Doukas 

Theodore Branas

Barbute

Constantine V 

A fact from this article was featured on Wikipedia's Main Page in the On this day section on September 14, 2019.

Creoda of Wessex

Robert Ballard Long

Martinian (Sextus Martinianus)

Battle of Chrysopolis

Battle of Cibalae

Battle of the Milvian Bridge

Battle of Turin (312)

Dorylaeum

1796 Heavy Cavalry Sword

Pattern 1796 light cavalry sabre

Aventail

Pulwar

Licinius II

Cuirassier

Michael III

Basil I

Kilij

John Phillips (zoologist)

London lobsters

Battle of Sirmium

Battle of Campo Maior

Cotter family

Philip William, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt

Battle of Beroia

Capture of USS Chesapeake 

Roger McGough

Burgonet

Boggart

Coppergate Helmet

University of Hull

Academic dress of the University of Manchester‎

BL 14 inch Mk VII naval gun

Prodromoi

Sarissophoroi

Al-Afdal ibn Salah ad-Din

Alexios Branas

Pteruges

Flyssa

Piha kaetta

Kettle hat

Shashka

Badr al-Din Lu'lu'

Kotthybos

Nikephoros Bryennios the Younger

I have contributed to: Battle of Waterloo , Manuel I Komnenos , Battle of Albuera , Late Roman army, 13th Hussars‎, Royal Scots Greys‎, Sir John Slade, 1st Baronet, William Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford, Cynric of Wessex‎, Mul of Kent‎, Cerdic of Wessex, Penda of Mercia , Caedwalla of Wessex , Historical basis for King Arthur, Irish People, Bassianus (senator), Scholae Palatinae, Megas Doux, Celts, Stilicho, Labarum, Magnentius, Byzantine–Bulgarian Wars, Christianization of Bulgaria, Boris I of Bulgaria, ‎John Tzelepes Komnenos, Basil II, Charles Vane, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry, Battle of Garcia Hernandez, Constantius II, Köse Mihal, Royal Oak, Chad of Mercia, Cedda, Sutton Hoo, Cork (city), History of Cork, Battle of the Standard, Battle of Brunanburh, Byzantium under the Komnenoi , Oliver Cromwell, House of Hohenzollern, Brendan Behan, Cadwaladr ap Gruffydd, Muireadhach Albanach, Battle of Worcester, Rheged, Charles II of England , Knight, British Emperor, Spencer family, Impi, Kopis, Makhaira, Amalfi, Hanged, drawn and quartered , Attic helmet, Isaac I Komnenos‎, Springald, Leda class frigate, Lively class frigate, Tuareg people, Richard I of England‎, Third Crusade, Manuel Erotikos Komnenos, Artemia salina, HMS Endymion (1797), Samnites, Flavius Aetius, Bombardment of Algiers (1816), Alexios I Komnenos, Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain, Izz ad-Din Mas'ud, Battle of the Spurs‎, Archontopouloi, University of Manchester, BL 15 inch Mk I naval gun, Fender Duo-Sonic, Royal Society of Biology, Dán Díreach, Colichemarde, Dalmatius, Laguiole knife, Melusine, Robert Seppings, Cangaço, Anemas, Academic scarf, Frigate, Laser ablation electrospray ionization and others.

I made a big push to improve the articles on the battles of Constantine the Great (see:Template:Campaignbox Constantine Wars), which were, in general, rather poor. All are now at least somewhat improved.

My first image upload - before and after:

 

 

I digitally restored the damaged features of the mosaic of John II Komnenos from Hagia Sophia.

On 14 August, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Andronikos Kontostephanos, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 6 July 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Battle of Constantinople (1147), which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Byzantine emperor Manuel I deliberately provoked the German contingent of the Second Crusade into fighting a battle just to make them leave? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Battle of Constantinople (1147). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Howdy from Tirronan Tirronan 23:05, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

Nice article! Djmaschek (talk) 23:17, 7 February 2010 (UTC)

Good work on this article. I recoiled in horror from the mess it was before but didn't have time to sort it out. References to the Blessed Robson fill me with confidence. Epeeist smudge (talk) 13:49, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

 

 

	The Original Barnstar
	For work on Basil I. It's a fairly obscure subject and and as such is subject to POV-pushing by small numbers of editors, which you have eruditely addressed. Thank you! Herostratus (talk) 15:09, 21 November 2011 (UTC)

	Quality Management Inspection Medal
	I, [Inspector] No. 108, am honored to award you this medal for your positive and assiduous contributions to the quality management inspection process. I appreciate your assistance in improving the "Stable Version" of the Basil I entry. Always know that you have this humble inspector's gratitude and respect. Thank you. No. 108 (talk) 22:58, 27 November 2011 (UTC)

		The Barnstar of WikiProject Greece
		I am happy to award you with this token of appreciation for your consistently excellent work on much-neglected Komnenian period-related articles, and especially on Komnenian Byzantine army and John II Komnenos. Keep up the good work! Cheers, Constantine ✍ 17:25, 8 June 2012 (UTC)

		The Good Article Barnstar
		For your contributions to bring Capture of USS Chesapeake to Good Article status. Thanks, and keep up the good work! Khazar2 (talk) 15:09, 2 February 2013 (UTC)

	Panhypersebastos award
	For excellent and valuable contributions to Komnenian-period articles (not to mention solid work on Greco-Roman and weaponry topics as well), as well as for the invention of the "Panhypersebastos award". If it were not for your work, Komnenian military history would be a rather suffering area in Wikipedia!

		The Civility Barnstar
		For a near incredible level of civility and maintenance of the spirit of Wikipedia over an extended period in the face of repeated and sometimes extreme provocation. You are an example to us all. Gog the Mild (talk) 20:26, 23 December 2015 (UTC)

		The Good Article Barnstar
		By the authority vested in me by myself it gives me great pleasure to present you with this barnstar in recognition of the steady flow of good quality Good Articles you produce. Keep them coming. Gog the Mild (talk) 19:42, 20 June 2019 (UTC)

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I despise people who stick notices saying "needs a reference here" or "needs an image" - why not do something useful like looking for the damn things yourself!?

Oh yes! and jobsworth, "pocket-Hitler" administrators, and the goons who show up for FA reviews. Of course this extends to the idiots one comes across all too often, even if they do not also fit into the previously mentioned categories. "L'enfer, c'est les autres"

I hate Wikipedia a lot of the time - I indulge in editing it just because I hate finding things that are wrong, incomplete or badly expressed even more.

In a Wikipedia context my interest is confined to writing lucid text and providing good supporting references and images. I care not one jot about how references are formatted (as long as they are complete), how linking is done and disambiguation (if it is a real word), and not an oppidan's fart about use of dashes and date layout. I leave such things to the people who find them to be of importance.

The sweaty condensation, the stench and vileness, the cloacal humours, the brutal delights, the manifold tittering lubricities that have drained through humanity engendered a vast tumour known as Wikipedia. Share and enjoy.