Volume 75 Issue 11 November 2025

Bringing Down the Curtain on the Touring Theatre

For most of the late 16th and early 17th century, theatre companies touring England were welcomed in provincial towns. But as tastes changed, players found themselves take second billing to moral concerns.

The Mongol Khans of Medieval France

The kings of medieval France were fascinated by the Mongols, who they saw as great empire builders. Eager to learn more, they amassed a huge archive of knowledge about them