Like Grandmother, like granddaughter: Eleanor of Aquitaine and Blanche of Castile
Arguably the most successful woman to wield political power in the middle ages, Blanche of Castile is today…
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The First Victory: An Introduction
Andrew Stewart introduces his new book The First Victory: The Second World War and the East Africa Campaign,…
What They Do with Your Money – A Review by Lyric Hughes Hale
What They Do with Your Money A Review by Lyric Hughes Hale I have long been fascinated by…
All These Worlds Are Yours: An Astrobiologist Down Under
Jon Willis, author of All These Worlds Are Yours — “So you want to fly to an iron ore…
Decoding Chomsky – An Introduction by Chris Knight
Noam Chomsky – founder of modern linguistics and the world’s most prominent political dissident – is the subject…
The Moral Economy: Homo Economicus Becomes Human
Homo Economicus Becomes Human The Moral Economy: Why Good Incentives Are No Substitute for Good Citizens Review by Lyric…
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…
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…