Battle for Syria, Part Two: US Foreign Policy & the Syrian Conflict
In his new book, The Battle for Syria, Christopher Phillips describes the Syrian conflict as both a symptom and…
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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…
The Future of European Muslims – An Essay by Tarek Osman
In recent months, the rise of far-right parties in different European countries and events such as the UK’s…
Henry V & The King’s English – by Malcolm Vale
by Malcolm Vale, author of Henry V: The Conscience of a King – ‘By the kyng. Trusty and…
17 Suprising Facts About Trees – by Fiona Stafford
Fiona Stafford, author of the charmingly illustrated The Long, Long Life of Trees, explores the many ways in which humans…
Words and Politics: Lessons from Nuremberg – by Joel E. Dimsdale
by Joel E. Dimsdale, author of Anatomy of Malice — Seventy years ago the international military tribunal at…
Michael Palin: A tribute to the National Gallery London & the Companion Guide that brings it to life
‘Erika’s great skill was to turn the paintings … into companions.’ – Michael Palin Michael Palin ‘makes no…
Gay Culture is Gay Politics – by Gregory Woods
by Gregory Woods, author of Homintern — There is a tendency to think the culture and politics of…
Pevsner, Warwickshire, and the ‘blasted Bard’
‘Writing in 1965-6, Pevsner caught both the success of the burgeoning Shakespeare industry and the tension with the…
Fractal Worlds: Maths, Fractals and Maybe Some Art
by Michael Frame, author of Fractal Worlds Mathematics and art have had an active relationship for centuries. Think…
Welcome to the Poisoned Chalice – A Review by Lyric Hughes Hale
With the EU referendum imminent the UK’s attention is firmly focused on Brexit – however Grexit still remains…
The Arab Revolt: A Century On …
‘The ghost of Lawrence still haunts the Middle East.’ – Neil Faulkner Neil Faulkner is a freelance archaeologist…
The Forgotten King of England: Louis VIII
In an article to mark 800 years since Louis VIII was proclaimed king of England – on 2…
Massacre by John Merriman – A Scholar’s Perspective
One of the most dramatic chapters in the history of nineteenth-century Europe, the Commune of 1871 was an…
A Guide to Public Speaking – with David Crystal
To celebrate the publication of his new book The Gift of the Gab, we asked preeminent language specialist and public…