History
Bookshops remaindered
The second-hand book trade has lost much of its romance and charm, not to mention eccentric establishments and their owners
Herbert Butterfield: A prophet for our age?
The Whig interpretation of history explains much that is malignant in modern progressivism
A real world of consciousness
Communism in Poland was brought down by an underground network of learning, journalism and culture that flourished in defiance of state control
Seeing the big picture
The most enduring historical work reveals eternal truths about the human condition
The roots of Germany
Jeremy Black discusses German identity in the 700 years between Charlemagne and the Reformation
An unlikely man of the people
Kenneth Clark has been unfairly accused of elitism; he wanted to democratise the glories of Western art and make it available to all
Professor Barry Mole: Scholarly Obsessive
Some things should stay buried
Heroism and high strategy
The story of how British commandos did the impossible
Rich history of the revolutionary poor
When rebellion stalked the streets of London
Going to the ends of the earth
A thrilling story of machismo, mutiny and madness in the Pacific
Studio: The “Fallas” of Valencia
Fierce rivalries in a shared sport
New development will ruin the National Theatre
Make Architects’ disastrous plans risk destroying the character of the South Bank
Children aren’t pets
When did it become okay to degrade children?
Whitehall’s whispering mandarin
A tribute to Sir Roy Stone, whose secretive role at the heart of Westminster made government possible
At the hands of Argentina’s “kidnapper-in-chief”
This personal history of the Falklands War brings new details to light
Tube strikes aren’t socialist
Why do so many on the Left back poor quality public services?
Channel 4 is not worth conserving
You can’t build a nation on Dr Who, Gin and publicly-owned TV networks
No honour among thieves
If Keir is trying to shame Boris by offering to resign, he’s going to be disappointed
A singular modern master
Architect John Outram fused high-tech and tradition to create his own unique style
Women can’t consent to their own murder and abuse
Today’s new law against non-fatal strangulation sends a message that violence against women is a crime, not a kink
Good and evil on the new frontier
Our current ethical guidelines are hopelessly inadequate for a new era of unimaginable technological change