This Month's Magazine
In our October issue:
- Divided loyalties in Tudor England
- Lord Liverpool, Eurosceptic
- Recycling to win the Second World War
- Mesopotamia: the land between two rivers
- The end of the English republic
- St George and the Dragon
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Selected articles from this issue
The story of the ‘mythical centre’ of French cuisine reflects the triumphs and tribulations of its people.
A medieval myth with deep roots that captured the imagination of western Europe’s age of chivalry.
For the lesser-known members of the great Tudor dynasties, loyalties were divided. Should you support your king, queen or family?
The modern belief that the Middle Ages was a time of ignorance and superstition means that we often end up believing fantastic stories, too, as the tale of a Czech preacher and his emperor demonstrates.
The prime minister at the time of Napoleon’s defeat was a keen observer of European politics. His government sought a balance of power on the Continent, but with minimal British engagement.
Two imperial ventures, in the same Middle East town a century apart, reveal the similarities – and differences – in the exercise of power.
As the Battle of Britain raged overhead, the nation’s women were urged to salvage metal for the war effort. But was it just propaganda?
The power and perils of reconstructing the music of Napoleon's time.
The national campaign for suffrage saw women forming societies from Land’s End to John O’Groats.
The English republic was brought down by the same forces that brought it to power.
How one of the greatest advances in human culture also helped divide Christendom.
A history of medieval Iberia that reaches beyond simply a tale of Convivencia and Reconquista.
Three German-born princesses made important contributions to the art, medicine and science of Georgian Britain.
Opium has been known and used for more than 7,000 years. A brilliantly researched and wide-ranging study brings its history up to date.