The Edict of Thessalonica
On 27 February 380, divine punishment and imperial retribution were threatened for those who rejected the Nicene creed.
Volume 71 Issue 2 February 2021
Publication of the Futurist Manifesto
Futurism was launched like a political movement on the front page of Le Figaro on 20 February 1909.
On the Defensive
From the founding of Kiev in the ninth century through to the present, the Russian Empire has been both a predator and a victim.
The Politics of Pancakes
In England, Shrove Tuesday has not just symbolised feasting, fasting and family, but riot and rebellion, too.
Dead Ends
Travelling into the past of London’s great train stations.
The Romantic Reputation of John Keats
On his death two centuries ago, Keats and his work looked sure to be forgotten. Why is he now so well loved?
Tutankhamun’s Ostriches
Ungainly but fleet of foot, the flightless bird offers insights into the life of a legendary pharaoh.
On the Spot: Priya Satia
‘Struggles matter in and of themselves.’
The Story of Peru’s Cloud Warriors
What can be known about Peru’s pre-Incan civilisation, the Chachapoya people or ‘Warriors of the Clouds’?
Venus and Mars
Love conquers all in Botticelli’s sensuous mythological masterpiece.