An Edict of Toleration
On 14 June 1632, the Ethiopian Emperor Susenyos abdicated in favour of his son.
Volume 73 Issue 6 June 2023
Forging Ties
A Shanghai bookshop played a pivotal role in promoting Sino-Japanese friendship.
Does History Have an Expiry Date?
We welcome our new columnist George Garnett. Don’t tell him that history’s history.
Many Happy Returns
James Stuart, Jacobite pretender to the throne, campaigned for the Jacobite cause with dancing and parties.
‘The Madman in the White House’ by Patrick Weil review
Delusions of grandeur: a ‘psychobiography’ of Woodrow Wilson.
Birth of a Pastry Chef
Born into poverty on 8 June 1783, Antonin Carême’s spectacular confectionary constructions made him patissier to royalty.
‘Never Again’ by Andrew I. Port review
‘Real world’ German responses to postwar genocide.
‘February 1933’ by Uwe Wittstock review
Germany in February 1933 as it unfolded day-by-day.
What We Talk About When We Talk About Tunguska
Was it antimatter? Aliens? An atomic blast? On the 115th anniversary of the Tunguska event, the weird and wonderful theories as to the explosion’s cause show no sign of drying up. Why?
The War on Dogs
The dog cull of 1760 divided London: were dogs man’s best friend, or plague-ridden pests?