Six Surprising Owl Facts
By Tony Angell, author of The House of Owls — To most of us owls are mysterious and elusive…
Author Articles
Xerxes, The Builder of Persepolis: Part III
Xerxes, Great King of the Persian Empire from 486-465 BC, is the focus of a lively new biography…
Xerxes, The Builder of Persepolis: Part II
Xerxes, Great King of the Persian Empire from 486-465 BC, is the focus of a lively new biography…
Bastille Day: Philip Nord reflects on France’s past
‘What happened to France in 1940 was what happened to every power that went up against Germany in…
Xerxes, The Builder of Persepolis: Part I
Xerxes, Great King of the Persian Empire from 486-465 BC, is the focus of a lively new biography…
Philip Howard Asks: How Big is the Internet of Things?
Should we fear or welcome the internet’s evolution? How big will it get? Philip Howard, leading digital expert…
The Catholic Church, Pope Francis and The Shroud of Turin
The mystery surrounding the Shroud of Turin has fascinated people for centuries. Often considered to be the burial…
In the Steps of the Medici: A Walk Through Renaissance Florence
Put on some comfortable shoes (or just imagine putting them on!) and join us in our Italian holiday…
Wellington & The Battle of Waterloo: A Timeline
This year marks the bicentenary of the Battle of Waterloo – Waterloo200 – a great turning point in…
The Narrow Edge: Tracking the Red Knot
Deborah Cramer has spent the last few years following a relatively unknown and unassuming shorebird, the red knot….
The Ceaseless Curiosity of Alberto Manguel: An Interview
What drives us to learn? How do books help us understand the world? How does language fail us?…
The Liberation of the Camps: 8 May 1945, Theresienstadt
By May 1945 all of the concentration and extermination camps across Europe had been liberated. In this final piece…
Guy de la Bedoyere on The Real Lives of Roman Britain
What was it like to live in Roman Britain? Much ink has been spilled on the archaeological remains that still exist…
Einstein & His General Theory of Relativity
2015 marks the 100th anniversary of Albert Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity, and to celebrate this momentous occasion,…
Jane Dawson on John Knox
John Knox was the leader of the Protestant Revolution in Scotland during the 16th century. He was a…