European History
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
France between Belle Epoque and Blitzkrieg
Professor Jeremy Black talks to Graham Stewart about what made French politics and society distinctive in the decades before and after WWI
Vienna is becoming much like every other European capital
“Vienna is different” is the city’s proud motto, but sadly, Vienna is much like every other European city
How I discovered Germany
Daniel Johnson on how he found a lost love for the Germans
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The establishment is still living in an immigration fantasy land
It is influential left-wingers, not the broader public, who have deluded themselves on mass migration
American strategy in Iran is wiser than it seems
President Trump’s intervention will leave the world safer than it was
On Britain as a capitalist command economy
It is neither neoliberal nor socialist but a secret third thing
Saint Nicola
Nicola Sturgeon wants sympathy for her husband’s crimes—but after years spent avoiding awkward questions, her latest reinvention may be the hardest sell yet.
Reform’s man in Makerfield
An interview with Rob Kenyon about online controversies and national priorities
Art: my part in its downfall
Pierre d’Alancaisez was part of the
contemporary art world’s inner circle until
he saw the error of his ways
Three pheasants, one Land Rover
Labour’s new war on pheasant shooting is about who gets to decide how England’s land is used
On a winning streak
Eventually streaks end, but it does not have to be The End
Talent and temptation
William Walton: Two symphonies
How to build a Europe of the peripheries
Resetting Britain’s relations with the EU should not mean being beholden to France and Germany
Sundown on Sandown
How can we save British seaside towns?
Spectres of folk
Can the gallery embrace unofficial culture?
We need a loud revival
The dream of a “quiet revival” always misunderstood the problem faced by British Christians
A love-hate affair
Finger-lingering over hideous fluffy lilac footwear
What on Earth is the point of the Lib Dems?
With neither power nor principles, the party is an absolute waste of space
Form your battalions!
France, for all its flaws, still converts military spending into power — Britain does not