
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…
by Michael Frame, author of Fractal Worlds Mathematics and art have had an active relationship for centuries. Think…
With the EU referendum imminent the UK’s attention is firmly focused on Brexit – however Grexit still remains…
‘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…
One of the most dramatic chapters in the history of nineteenth-century Europe, the Commune of 1871 was an…
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…
‘A misfit and maverick, a romantic and orientalist, an archaeologist and wartime intelligence officer, he was perhaps a…
Easter and Medieval Food by Chris Woolgar, author of The Culture of Food in England, 1200–1500 Chocolate eggs,…
Linda Stratmann‘s latest book – and BBC Radio 2 Book Club’s recent choice – The Secret Poisoner: A Century…
Aubrey Beardsley, Oscar Wilde and Salome by Linda Gertner Zatlin, author of Aubrey Beardsley: A Catalogue Raisonné Artistic…
Surrounded by sluggish growth, high rates of unemployment, growing financial instability and increased social tensions, pessimism about our…