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Peter Stothard’s depiction of the demise of Caesar emphasises the humanity of the emperor’s killer

Our way of death has become increasingly mawkish. Far better to opt for a swift cremation, without frills or power ballads

My name is Prudence and I’m here to have a good time

Wagner’s sexual ambiguity spoke to Oscar Wilde, Aubrey Beardsley and Thomas Mann, says Norman Lebrecht

New revelations implicate Hillary Clinton, Russian spies, and a British muckraker

Svetlana Tikhanovskaya: The UK’s strong support against Lukashenko is better than EU which “cannot bring itself to agree”

ASH Smyth recounts his one experience of ‘running’ 26.2 miles

By changing the way that people speak, we will be able to fix all the bad thoughts that exist inside people’s heads

With a wealth of original material, Daniel Smith meets all the requirements of high-class popular history