Which Marks?
Recent press coverage of a cave filled with ‘witch marks’ misses the point.
Volume 69 Issue 8 August 2019
The History of the Barbecue
A Native American method of tenderising meat goes global.
Theft is Property
Antiquities were high stakes and high profit in 16th-century Rome, and no one was above breaking the law for loot.
On The Spot: Helen Parr
What will future generations judge us most harshly for? Complacency.
The Great Divide
In the Arabian peninsula, non-Muslim groups were converted, driven out or killed by Islamic armies. In Syria, they were not.
In Her Time
Why do we have a fixation with Alma Mahler?
Seeds of Conflict
An English Arcadia and an enduring struggle.
A Liberal History
Liberalism became the dominant ideology of the West when it was adopted by Britain and the United States. But its roots lie elsewhere.
The Free Frenchman
A proud, pious aristocrat, loyal to General de Gaulle, Philippe Leclerc found a kindred soul among Britain’s wartime elite.
Poisonous Ideas on Repeat
The notion that Jews were responsible for both capitalism and communism was widespread in the early 20th century.