The Best Articles of 2022
A selection of our favourite articles from the past year.
History Today
Death from Above
In 1917 the roof of Westminster Hall was on the brink of collapse; death-watch beetles had bored through it.
Personality Flaws
Do leaders and leadership matter most at times of crisis?
The Body as Machine
The life of George Balanchine, the man behind a quintessential American ballet aesthetic.
‘Crassus’ by Peter Stothard review
Crassus: The First Tycoon by Peter Stothard follows Marcus Licinius Crassus on the Roman road to disaster in Parthia.
How Angels Found their Wings
In the Bible, angels do not have wings. How did they come to take the form we know today?
An Eggless Christmas on the Home Front
The Ministry of Food was founded to help people survive rationing and to bolster morale during the Second World War. This became particularly important at Christmas.
Khans of Crimea
The Crimean Khanate was the last surviving heir of Chinggis Khan’s dynasty. Respected, feared and reviled, it found itself caught between the Russian and Ottoman empires.
The Finnish Club War
The Cudgel War broke out on 25 November 1596, in Kyrö, South Ostrobothnia.
Books of the Year 2022
Our year in reading covers the year’s major anniversaries such as Partition, Stalingrad and the March on Rome as well as space travel, English law and, of course, the Tudors.