The medieval shock of the new
Changes in the early modern period forced people to look at themselves anew
A window into the medieval mind
Heaven on Earth captures the extraordinary efflorescence of Gothic architecture in Europe
A prayer for the Holocaust dead
Extra-judicial killing and its long aftermath forms the core of Linda Kinstler’s remarkable new book
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Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
The art of statesmanship
An exhibition at the Wallace Collection shows how Britain’s greatest wartime leader found solace and satisfaction in painting
Unusual summer reds
Think exotic spices, maraschino cherries and curly shoes
The meaning and meaninglessness of Makerfield
Andy Burnham has triumphed — but can he maintain his success?
Sir David Attenborough at sea
RRS Sir David Attenborough is a ship worthy of the great man’s name
Right-wing fight night
A debate over the future of right-wing politics in Britain offered little heat and less light
Dining in a different world
Transported by a restored institution
Bring back literary vendettas
Grub Street thrived when
there was an “establishment”,
movements and feuds
A very postmodern schism
A postmodern spectacle exposed deep divisions about the nature of truth
The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
In praise of the English football fan
No one likes them, they don’t care — and good for them
The testing of Giorgia Meloni
Italy’s first woman PM has proved a pragmatic conservative who has brought stability to her country