Today’s featured articles
Desperate to counter the industrial decline of the 1970s, Britain and France embraced the world’s first supersonic airliner: Concorde.
Following its conquest by the English in 1284, medieval Wales needed a new origin story that established its place in Britain. Were the Welsh descended from Troy?
What really happened in those final days as King George V’s life moved ‘peacefully towards its close?’
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‘Demosthenes’ by James Romm review
Demosthenes: Democracy’s Defender by James Romm looks for hope amid the sound and fury surrounding the great orator of ancient Athens.
Trojan Wales: The Medieval Afterlife of an Ancient Myth
Following its conquest by the English in 1284, medieval Wales needed a new origin story that established its place in Britain. Were the Welsh descended from Troy?
Strange Appetites: Pica in Early Modern Pregnancy
The men and medics of the 17th century were consumed with anxiety over women’s pregnancy cravings.
Prelude to Putin: Russia and the West in the 1990s
At the end of the Cold War, Russia and the West seemed set on a path towards cooperation. Why did it veer into renewed animosity?
On the Spot: Linda Colley
‘Who is the most underrated person in history? I would like to know more about William O. Golding, the Black sailor who produced images of all the great world ports in the 1930s.’
Fight and Flight in the Thirty Years War
The Thirty Years War devastated continental Europe, killing millions and creating as many refugees. How did they experience the conflict?
Did Sauropods Walk or Waddle?
Sauropod dinosaurs were the largest land animals ever to have lived – but how did they live?
Indonesia’s Heroic History
Indonesian national heroes are state approved. Is Suharto, an old president with a history of violence, worthy of the title?
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Cold War Yugoslavia, Oswald of Northumbria, the wreck of San José, educating the Maharaja of Travancore, understanding the Aurora Borealis, and more.
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