Byzantine
Heirs to Byzantium
Unlike Putin, the British have never really understood the central importance of Constantinople to European history
Wonders and warnings from the ancient world
A new history of Byzantium reveals the inner workings of a late antique empire
Pardonable sensationalism
Kevin Lygo’s ‘The Emperors of Byzantium’ revives the dynastic, top-down history deemed passé by academics
Cyril Mango: A titan of Byzantine studies
The celebrated Byzantinist Cyril Mango died earlier this month; his insight will be keenly missed by enthusiasts of Byzantine studies
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How religion shapes football fandom
The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Kemi always gets it right
Whatever the crisis, the Conservative leader invariably discovers that events have vindicated her.
Classic is back
Why contemporary art may be losing ground
First time thrills
Most of all, it was a tournament of heroes and villains
A scarcity machine
Why Peckham residents should not celebrate development being blocked
Piano pair strike just the right note
Serendipity has delivered a double bill for the ages this month
Deciphering the royal dress code
Fashion, in royal hands, became a form of branding
The testing of Giorgia Meloni
Italy’s first woman PM has proved a pragmatic conservative who has brought stability to her country
Murders for June
Bodies in Brighton and spies in Scotland are features of our first crop of summer murder mysteries
These violent delights
Pagliacci made the murder the true apex of the show
Tolerating the intolerant — and the intolerable
The right’s refusal to confront political Islam has helped entrench it in Britain
Form your battalions!
France, for all its flaws, still converts military spending into power — Britain does not