Mathew Lyons
Mathew Lyons is a writer and historian. He tweets at @MathewJLyons
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
Rejoice, the war is over!
Remember when Keir Starmer took the knee for BLM to demonstrate his opposition to the culture war?
Just the tonic
Rediscover the forgotten treasure of Australia: fortified wines
Look on our works, ye voters, and despair
Nothing beside remains except the colossal wreck of the Tory Party
A beguiling star who loved melodrama
Taylor’s hunger for money, flashy gizmos and flashier gewgaws found its echo in Burton’s need to forsake the classics
Ethnic identity is fine, as long as you’re not English
In the corridors of power, every ethnic grievance is welcome — except for the concerns of the English
British industry has forgotten how to use its voice
Corporate cowards are not standing up to the government
Kimchi culture
A new gallery pursues a pungent kind of artistic and intellectual renewal
Scottish independence is dead, for now
But there is no room for complacency or appeasement