Dire Straits
The duplicitous, disloyal, callous and cruel Ferdinand Magellan.
History Today
A Musical Riot
Igor Stravinsky’s ‘shockingly contemporary’ The Rite of Spring premiered on 29 May 1913.
Matters of Importance
There are several obstacles between Tudor women and their biographers. Bypassing them is a slow but necessary process.
The Warsaw Ghetto’s Underground Library
As the Nazis enclosed Warsaw’s Jewish quarter in a ghetto, a librarian set up a secret children’s library.
The Clown that Went out of Fashion
The age of Shakespeare, and its changing notions of what was funny, gave birth to modern comedy.
The Other 300
The undeniable power of the Gododdin, written by the sixth-century north-British poet Aneirin.
War Orgasms
Assessing the Churchill balance sheet.
France’s Kyivan Queen
Anne of Kyiv married Henry I, king of the Franks, on 19 May 1051.
The Hebrew Insurgency in Palestine
Years of armed resistance by four interlinked Zionist militia groups helped end British rule in Palestine, but led to a bitter civil war between Jews and Arabs.
The Great Tom Fuller
A great historian and public intellectual, Thomas Fuller championed moderation and responsibility in a time of war, polarisation and misinformation.