Whose Authority?
The separation of politics and religion has its roots in discourses over whether or not Pontius Pilate could be held guilty of having ordered ‘the death of God’.
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The Long Legacy of a Short Life
A young Anglo-Saxon woman with a taste for the finer things in life is the unlikely inspiration for a new pilgrim route.
Salamis: the Battle that Made History
The victory of the Greeks over Persia in 480 BC was more than just a landmark in naval warfare. It shaped the way the past is understood.
Lords in the Light
The House of Lords, often in the shadow of the Commons, asserted its power during the reigns of James I and his son, Charles I. But it would be eclipsed by civil war.
Inside Outsider
The glittering career of Hella Pick, child refugee from Hitler’s Vienna and an exile in wartime Britain.
A Racist Forgery is Revealed
The first of three articles that proved the Protocols of the Elders of Zion was a forgery was published in The Times on 16 August 1921.
Forging Ahead
The industry of fake charters, from the tenth century, to its zenith two centuries later.
Got (Breast) Milk?
The act of breastfeeding has been used as a powerful image of propaganda, but can it also be an image of empowerment?
Let There Be Wind Turbines
From James Blyth’s experiments to giant offshore farms, the history of extracting electricity from air has been driven by individual innovation pursued against the headwinds of public scepticism.