Political

Margaret Thatcher struggled to write her own speeches. Who put the words in her mouth?

America, América: A New History of the New World by Greg Grandin finds a place for Latin America and its ideals in the story of the United States.

When it comes to the end of the Roman Empire three things are certain: death, taxes, and Goths. Were reports of its demise exaggerated?

In 19th-century America abortion was weaponised as part of a culture war.

In The World of the Cold War: 1945-1991 Vladislav Zubok argues that circumstance rather than ideology shaped the clash between communism and capitalism.

Canada and the US have often been uneasy neighbours; the roots of the latest political flare up can be found in their tangled history.

The Merovingians have a reputation for long hair and barbarity. Instead, the dynasty, born out of the chaos of civil war, was one of peace, diplomacy, and bureaucracy.

Teodoro Castro or Iosif Grigulevich? Costa Rica’s ambassador to Yugoslavia was a Soviet spy sent to kill Tito.