History around the Web: May 18th

History in the headlines and the best articles, essays, reviews and photo galleries we've seen around the internet the past two weeks. Let us know about anything interesting you've read in the comments.

• The history of debt. (LRB)
• Perfectly preserved WW2 fighter plane found in the Sahara. (Telegraph)
• Julia Lovell picks five essential books on the Opium Wars. (The Browser)
• An extract from Bring up the Bodies, Hilary Mantel's sequel to Wolf Hall.
• In Pictures: London's 18th- and 19th-century pleasure gardens. (TwoNerdyHistoryGirls)
• Whittling down Britain's greatest Prime Ministers. (Spectator)
• A profile of Bernard Lewis + review of his new book. (Wall Street Journal)
• Online map that calculates travel times in ancient Egypt. (A Blog About History)

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