
Battle for Syria, Part One: The Impact of International Involvement
‘We cannot understand the Syrian civil war without understanding the complex web of international relations surrounding it’ Most…
‘We cannot understand the Syrian civil war without understanding the complex web of international relations surrounding it’ Most…
In recent months, the rise of far-right parties in different European countries and events such as the UK’s…
by Malcolm Vale, author of Henry V: The Conscience of a King – ‘By the kyng. Trusty and…
Fiona Stafford, author of the charmingly illustrated The Long, Long Life of Trees, explores the many ways in which humans…
by Joel E. Dimsdale, author of Anatomy of Malice — Seventy years ago the international military tribunal at…
by Gregory Woods, author of Homintern — There is a tendency to think the culture and politics of…
‘Writing in 1965-6, Pevsner caught both the success of the burgeoning Shakespeare industry and the tension with the…
by Michael Frame, author of Fractal Worlds Mathematics and art have had an active relationship for centuries. Think…
‘The ghost of Lawrence still haunts the Middle East.’ – Neil Faulkner Neil Faulkner is a freelance archaeologist…
In an article to mark 800 years since Louis VIII was proclaimed king of England – on 2…
To celebrate the publication of his new book The Gift of the Gab, we asked preeminent language specialist and public…
‘Crystal’s passion for his subject communicates quite brilliantly.’ – Stephen Fry on The Gift of the Gab David…
by Linda Gertner Zatlin Aubrey Beardsley (1872-1898) and his sister Mabel (1871-1916) were close as children, a relationship…
The Past, Present, and Future of America and the Islamic World by Tarek Osman In 1801, the rulers…
‘Josipovici … has a nose for the big questions and for what doesn’t work as an answer. Best…