The Dead Sea: A Photo Gallery – Nir Arielli
The Dead Sea is a place of many contradictions. Hot springs around the lake are famed for their…
Recent Posts
Medieval Women: A Reading List
Explore this collection of books foregrounding medieval women as active leaders in political, religious, and cultural history. MatildaCatherine…
Christmas at Chartwell with Churchill
An extract from Churchill’s Citadel: Chartwell and the Gatherings Before the Storm by Katherine Carter. The magic of…
The History Behind Wolf Hall: A Reading List
For those captivated by the intricate power dynamics and compelling personalities of Wolf Hall, these essential reads delve…
The Bloomsbury Photographs: 6 Images from the book
Through these six examples, author Maggie Humm highlights some of her favourite images included in the book
Halloween Reading: Magical Histories
From vampires and witches to curses and spells, get in the spirit this Halloween with a selection of…
Cottages Ornés: The Charms of the Simple Life
In this article, author Roger White introduces us to the architectural style of ‘cottage orné’, the subject matter…
The Story of Drawing in 6 Images
Drawing is personal and revealing. If you think of the painting or sculpture as the public performance, then…
Why I Became an X Troop Commando
Born in Germany in 1922, Colin Anson’s (Claus Ascher) childhood was marked by the trials of Nazism. His…
What defines women’s quest for beauty?
How has women’s quest for health and beauty changed over the last four hundred years? And what has been its impact on gender definition, social inequality and the sense of aging?
Women in Translation Month: The Margellos World Republic of Letters
The Cecile and Theodore Margellos World Republic of Letters series identifies works of cultural and artistic significance previously overlooked by…
James C. Scott: An Editor’s Reflections
Jean E. Thomson Black— Yale University’s remembrance of James C. Scott beautifully summarizes his life and career. We…
Six People Who Shaped Madrid
by Luke Stegemann, cultural historian and author of Madrid: A New Biography — Unsurprisingly given its 1200 years…
Harry Edward, Athletics and the Olympics
In his lost memoir, Britain’s first Black Olympic medal winner details his experience of competing in the 1920…
What the Greeks Did for the Olympics
In What the Greeks Did for Us, Tony Spawforth says ‘the modern Olympics are the most globally high-profile…