European History
The “Popish brat of France” reassessed
Leanda de Lisle triumphs where her subject could not
Transing Joan
She, Joan. You, hack
Rhyme of the times
Within six weeks of Archduke Franz Ferdinand’s assassination, most of Europe was at war
The unification of Germany
Jeremy Black and Graham Stewart discuss the path of German unification, from the failed revolutions of 1848 to the creation of Bismarck’s Reich
Seeing the big picture
The most enduring historical work reveals eternal truths about the human condition
Imaginary country
The land of Morbia was revealed to me in a dream
Where in the world
In the post-pandemic world, travel is all in the mind
Land and sea: the global reach of Britain’s armed forces in the nineteenth century
Professor Jeremy Black and Graham Stewart discuss the reach and organisation of Britain’s armed forces in protecting and expanding the British empire
How exceptional is Britain’s monarchy?
Graham Stewart and Jeremy Black discuss British and European conceptions of monarchy throughout history
Grand old warrior
Nigel Jones recalls the time he spent in the home of the legendary German writer Ernst Jünger
The EU is leaving Britain behind on immigration
The continent is waking up to the need for solutions, and Britain must wake up as well
Impressive yet unmoving
Franz Schmidt: 4 symphonies (Naxos)
White male conservatives for identity politics
Kemi Badenoch’s supporters should have fewer illusions
Why has Tehran released Toomaj Salehi?
The regime is said to be split over whether to target high-profile protesters
You reap what you sow
Poor Daniel Zeichner was left to face the outrage that the Budget had caused
French lessons
Macron’s centrist coalition has not only led the country to paralysis, but is itself threatened with implosion
Bonfire of the verities
Plotting a path through the new politics
Labour’s inaction on religious persecution
The Freedom of Religion or Belief brief is simply being ignored by the government
The expensive problem with the minimum wage
Higher wages for some, perhaps, but joblessness for others
4B and the futility of heteropessimism
Romance is painful but it is also possible
A macabre sense of humour
Ligeti, Bartok: String quartets (BIS)
