Bye-bye Boris
Rob Hutton on the last days of the Emperor Boris
Kaiser Wilhelm’s Reich
Jeremy Black and Graham Stewart discuss Germany’s political arena in the years leading up to the First World War
The unification of Germany
Jeremy Black and Graham Stewart discuss the path of German unification, from the failed revolutions of 1848 to the creation of Bismarck’s Reich
Germany in the shadow of Napoleon
Jeremy Black and Graham Stewart discuss how the wars with revolutionary France reshaped the German lands
Frederick the Great and the rise of Prussia
Jeremy Black and Graham Stewart talk about the role of Prussia in the eighteenth century
Tribes of Westminster
Steve Baker MP, Christian Libertarian
Germany in the Baroque Age
Professor Jeremy Black and Graham Stewart discuss the cultural achievements of the Baroque Age in the German states
The not-so-beautiful game
Paul Lay and Nick Timothy discuss the morality — and immorality — of football
The Thirty Years War
Jeremy Black and Graham Stewart discuss the Thirty Years War in the German lands
The roots of Germany
Jeremy Black discusses German identity in the 700 years between Charlemagne and the Reformation
Seeing through Judith Butler
Very little substance lurks within the obscure prose
On the deceptive use of words
We must be very careful with redefinitions of commonly understood words
The Irish should reject the new hate speech bill
It threatens free speech while offering dubious benefits for society
Try Christianity
Reflecting on the cross, we find a truth that is often too easy to forget
Murders for February
Hitler, Harlem and the high-life feature in this month’s murder mystery haul
The creation of canals
Entering the golden age of canals
Time for realpolitik in Israel
Britain’s foreign policy in the Middle East should put British interests first
Against the relegation of Record Review
Why is Radio 3 mistreating one of its greatest assets?
Liz Truss was right but naive
She grasped the scale of Britain’s plight but misunderstood the nature of power
From cholera to coronavirus
A forgotten novel offers insights into living with a deadly and dehumanising pandemic
Murders for March
Sharp lines, twisting plots and colourful characters
