Michael Grant
George Weidenfeld recalls a masterful historian of ancient Rome, and much else besides.
Volume 54 Issue 12 December 2004
The Madness of King Talal
Peter Day delves into documents recently released from the National Archives to review the short and sad career of Talal, father of King Hussein of Jordan.
Napoleon is Crowned Emperor of the French
Already dictator of France, a coronation took place on 2 December, 1804.
Election of Pope Adrian IV
The only Englishman ever to be Pope, Nicholas Breakspear was elected on December 4th, 1154.
Argentinian Football’s Left-Wingers
Politics and football have always been inseparable in Argentina, the land of the ‘hand of God’.
Benjamin Disraeli and the Spirit of England
T.A. Jenkins reviews the life and legacy of Benjamin Disraeli, statesman, novelist and man-about-town, on the bicentenary of his birth.
Skin Deep, but in the Eyes of All Beholders
Arthur Marwick reveals how beauty moved from being enticing and dangerous to being enticing and all-powerful.
The Legacy of Henry Plantagenet
Nicholas Vincent celebrates the founder of the Plantagenet dynasty.
Eyewitness at Eureka
Anthony Fyson reads a letter from his great-grandfather, who as a young man was caught up in the Eureka Stockade, where gold-miners in Ballarat, Victoria, famously clashed with state troops, 150 years ago this month.
Telling Tales in School
Seán Lang looks forward to the return of narrative to the teaching of history in schools.