Illuminating Conspiracy
Demonology is a long-established if little known political tradition in the United States.
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A Lost City in the North Caucasus
The identification of Magas, capital of the medieval Kingdom of Alania, reveals a civilisation forged by global interconnections.
William Cecil’s Perilous Year
Cecil feared the Tower, until his kinswoman Anne Bacon stepped in.
Rejecting the New Normal
Rhodesia’s ill-fated independence, 55 years on.
What’s in a Name?
Erasing women writers in the name of uplifting them.
Angels Ever Bright and Fair
A short story written in the earliest days of the First World War became an enduring symbol of British providence.
Who’s the Reader?
How medieval manuscripts reveal the reading communities of the early Middle Ages.
Saving Old Havana
Cuba’s built heritage owes a personal debt.
Making Massacre
A Dutch conspiracy trial in the Indonesian archipelago gave birth to a sadly enduring English word.
How To Get Away with Murder
Contradictions in Roman law left incurable headaches for its judges.