18th Century
The Eastern Question and the origins of The Great Game
How was the balance of power maintained in the eighteenth century?
The Critic Books Podcast: Penelope Corfield’s The Georgians
How different was the eighteenth century to our own?
Women aren’t “womb-carriers”
How the left internalised the misogyny of the modern state
Rich history of the revolutionary poor
When rebellion stalked the streets of London
A very modern monarch
Rakib’s Britain: The Queen has been a powerful force for unity in a rapidly changing and multicultural Britain
Are U.S. sports actually superior to ours?
Sport is another thing to confirm the notion of American exceptionalism
Studio: The “Fallas” of Valencia
Fierce rivalries in a shared sport
Dress rehearsal
A 2015 comedy starring Volodymyr Zelensky is now showing on Channel 4
Tribes of Westminster
Steve Baker MP, Christian Libertarian
At the hands of Argentina’s “kidnapper-in-chief”
This personal history of the Falklands War brings new details to light
Dreamy spires
Oxford’s brilliant modern buildings
The Caribbean in the twentieth century
Jeremy Black discusses how have the nations of the Caribbean have adapted to modern times
Fenella Jeavons: Sponsorship Facilitator
Milking the Philistines — someone’s got to do it