European History
A bloodless coup in Bucharest
How can elections be cancelled without substantive reasons even being presented?
A wealth of glorious objects and images
A new book about the discovery of classical sculptures and frescoes is itself a real treasure
The afterlife of Father Jerzy Popiełuszko
Reflections on forty years since his death shook communist Poland
Landscapes of allusion and illusion
On the architecture of recreation
The war of words over Estonia’s Soviet monuments
Despite three decades of independence, Estonia’s Soviet past is still a cause of division
Ukraine’s cross-cultural contradictions
Has Ukraine overcome its legacy of historical antisemitism?
Patrick Leigh Fermor’s doomed Europe
His writing beautifully describes the older Europe that we lost
Half a century of the World at War
It was then the most expensive documentary ever made and, many think,the greatest
Sparkling sweep of the turbulent south
A new history beautifully distils revolutionary cultures in post-Napoleonic Europe
The world’s last measured moments
Joseph Haydn: Symphonies 93-95
Can Macron survive?
France appears to be becoming ungovernable
Toasting a maestro
Stranded passengers emerged bewildered into the night of the living dead
The idea of the countryside
English rural life in theory and practice
How Britain has imported Bangladeshi politics
A failure to take immigration and integration seriously means that Britain has to deal with other nation’s problems
Who Should Be The Next Archbishop of Canterbury?
With the shock resignation of Justin Welby, who will the Great British Public select to lead the Church of England?
Israel and the danger of perpetual war
Friends of Israel should be alarmed about the prospect of fighting on numerous fronts
What does it mean to be Christian?
We are in danger of reducing faith to the shallow depths of personality and politics
South Africa needs better policies, not just better vibes
Political change must lead to economic change as well
Escaping the digital dark age
We cannot rely on digital media to preserve our art and knowledge
Strictly Come Tory
Who will win the hearts of the nation?
Tragedy, comedy and an Italian parable
Three great novels capture a moment of change for society
