Today’s featured articles
Crossroads: meeting places or religious locations plagued by devils and demons?
Indonesia’s bloody past has produced a country populated with ghosts. Now, they are sharing their stories on YouTube.
Graham Goodlad examines the changing role of the occupant of Number Ten in an era of significant political change.
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Rocks of Ages
On his early travels across the world it was geology that struck Charles Darwin’s interest.
A Dynasty is Founded
On 8 February 1644, Li Zicheng, a rebel warlord, proclaimed the foundation of his own Shun dynasty.
Ringing the Changes
The first-known secular bell-ringing society was founded on 2 February 1604.
Historical Omertà
Menopause is an inescapable fact of life. Why is history silent on it?
Are you Experienced?
Not a queen or a saint, witch or idealised lady-love, the Wife of Bath is a much-married working woman and an enthusiastic traveller.
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