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King of the World. The Life of Louis XIV, Philip Mansel. Allen Lane, 630pp, £30.00
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SubscribeWe should treat Roald Dahl as a naïve and unworldly man who never entirely left the realm of make-believe
I feel like you’re being sabotaged by your inner saboteur
France is competing with the UK to be every bit as draconian and liberty-infringing
Understanding George and his reign is crucial to our post-progressivist consideration of the history of patriotism
Feminists should be against the death penalty on the basis that the criminal justice system is built upon sexism, racism and class prejudice
The Arab Spring didn’t amount to much, but when the US killed Soleimani last year it was a unexpectedly positive counterpoint
Jeremy Black pores over the latest offerings from the scholarly literature on cartography
Jeremy Black recommends the best murder mysteries to read in the New Year
The rise and fall of Dominic Cummings recalls the role of another eccentric who changed British politics
The pseudo-Foucault distorts Foucauldian doctrine not in pursuit of truth, but as a strategy of power