‘Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe’ by Noel Malcolm review
Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe: Male-Male Sexual Relations, 1400-1750 by Noel Malcolm is an ambitious comparative study that raises plenty of questions.
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Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
Europe panicked when astrologers predicted a huge flood in 1524. When it failed to appear, astrology had to defend itself.
Birth of a Swiss Serial Killer
Marie Jeanneret was born on 13 January 1836 in Switzerland. By the time she was brought to justice, she had attempted to murder at least 30 people.
The Menin Gate is Unveiled
The finished Menin Gate memorial, unveiled on 24 July 1927, recorded 54,896 British and imperial soldiers who died at Ypres between 1914 and 1918, and whose bodies were lost.
Love in a Time of Hate by Florian Illies review
An account of the sex lives of European intellectuals is full of gossip – and as shallow as the society pages.
Revolutionary Spring by Christopher Clark review
In January 1848, in the Sicilian city of Palermo, the streets began to fill with crowds. From here, revolutionary sparks flew to almost all of Europe’s cities.
Armenia’s Eleventh Century
Where relations between Armenia and Turkey are concerned, the 11th century never ended.
Discovery Channels
Thousands of Indigenous Americans travelled to Europe – voluntarily or involuntarily – from as early as the 1490s.
‘History of the Adriatic’ by Egidio Ivetic review
History of the Adriatic: A Sea and its Civilization by Egidio Ivetic explores the Mediterranean within the Mediterranean as a single historical space.
Minority Report
Who are Europe’s indigenous Muslims?