Michael Flynn, the former US national security adviser, was recently accused of violating the Logan Act of 1799 for his communications with the Russian ambassador. But what is this act, for which no one has ever been convicted and only two people charged?
The real and mythical dangers of the wilderness.
Oliver Cromwell’s invasion of Jamaica in 1655 in transformed Britain’s early empire.
One of the 20th-century’s most enduring artworks warns us against the danger of ‘alternative facts’.
In his pursuit of Anne Boleyn, Thomas Cromwell was guided by a prophecy foretelling treason.
In 1947, fraught Anglo-French relations came to a head in the crucible of the Indian Ocean with the outbreak of Madagascar’s Malagasy Uprising.
Perhaps the greatest disaster to ever befall humanity, the pandemic of 1918 is strangely overlooked.
How did bookselling develop from the preserve of the elite to the Amazon marketplace? It is due, in large part, to the actions of one man.
A short introduction to the Chinese ethical system.
The 18th century saw many royal deaths, all of which had to be mourned. The effect was felt in every part of life.
