History

The early medieval period really was “dark” both in terms of the historical record and in contrast to the sophistication of Rome

It was then the most expensive documentary ever made and, many think,the greatest

Nowhere is the weaponisation of history greater than in today’s Russia

With Brexit settled, Britain must seek to engage with its unalterably European cultural heritage and identity

Against the politicisation of museums

Northern Ireland should be bolder in promoting itself

On the creation of national identity

A Cambridge college tried to remove his memorial plaque and the Church branded him a “slave trader” but, in fact, this royal retainer was a philanthropist

When competing languages collide, demography eventually supersedes prestige

Germs have been laying waste to civilisations for 50,000 years