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In Praise of Older Women

Early modern historians, obsessed by widows and spinsters, have neglected the sexuality of other middle-aged women.

The Great Dictators

What do the tyrants of the 20th century have in common? Terror, confusion and quasi-religious followings.

History in Ruins

The changing fates of one of France’s grandest castles are a microcosm for its history.

Enemies of the Habsburgs

An alliance between Louis XIV and a Transylvanian prince was just one aspect of the Sun King’s ambition to dominate Europe.

Himmler's Witch Hunt

The Third Reich’s obsession with a pure Germanic past led to a renewed interest in the witch hunts of early modern Germany.