Children of Athens is an absorbing romp through Greek (and Roman) history

Mansfield does not condemn him: rather refreshingly he exhilarates in Machiavelli’s genius

Magus: The Art of Magic from Faustus to Agrippa by Anthony Grafton

A fascinating exploration of Irish history could have been better and more comprehensively illustrated

A new book satirises the bizarre dynamics of social justice activism

All eight of Whatmore’s subjects would have been astounded by the
stability of the British state through the 19th century

It is no longer possible to reflect upon Israeli culture as if the “Question of Palestine” could be brushed aside

There is frequent reporting of local news, often betraying a hobbit-like
preoccupation with the availability of beer

Eilenberger’s design is to present philosophy outside the lecture theatre in its life-transforming power

This progressive historian’s real charge against the monarchic institution is one of “complacency”