Europe

The Spanish Inquisition

William Makin investigates an evil organisation, accomplice of a bigoted, racist and corrupt monarchy.

Neanderthals Win Prizes

Liz Sagues investigates the book, In search of Neanderthals, which was named archaeological book of the year in 1994.

Never Again?

Ronnie Landau looks at the latest charges of genocide over Bosnia and wonders how often history must repeat itself.

Women and the Nazi State

Hitler may have thought women were there for cooking, children and church, but recent research has shown that female attitudes to, and involvement in, the apparatus of the Third Reich was much more significant, argues Matthew Stibbe.

The Classic Woman?

Mary Beard looks at the new ways of thinking about what life was like for women in Greece and Rome.