History
Clash of empires
Was Yorktown really a triumph more significant than Nelson’s at Trafalgar?
Truly global view of World War II
Richard Overy has done a signal service with this compellingly written, impressively researched book
History hasn’t ended
Francis Fukuyama got it very wrong
A short history of war
Professor Jeremy Black offers Graham Stewart a crash course in the history of war
Making sense of the SNP
Anglo-Scottish relations from a historical perspective
Fifth Column
Goldsmiths University wants to topple the men who saved England
Allsopp’s: the rebirth of the original Burton IPA
The Allsopp family has revived the original Burton IPA which made its name and fortune more than a century ago
Were British forces a match for the Warsaw Pact?
Jeremy Black and Graham Stewart discuss the role Britain’s nuclear deterrent played in facing the Warsaw Pact
War-war leads to jaw-jaw
This is a starkly different interpretation on the proliferation of written constitutions and rams it home with cogency and panache
Ahistorical rubbish
David Frum is wrong, the Salazar regime’s “biggest project” was a success
A bleak midwinter
For fans watching QPR struggle for the past two decades, it feels like the club is cursed
Hoorah for winter!
Life comes alive again in October when you can start anticipating proper National Hunt racing
A wealth of glorious objects and images
A new book about the discovery of classical sculptures and frescoes is itself a real treasure
Back in the arena
If you liked Gladiator, you’ll like Gladiator II
Rime of the ancient Tory mariner
The lesson of the Conservative conference? Keep your kids away from politics
Are Jewish students really afraid of the Freedom of Speech Act?
Some of have raised concerns, yes, but generalisations are wrong and unhelpful
Lebrecht’s Album of the Year
Not just a great record but an essential one
Red lines
Fighting Ulster’s flag downgrade
The strange history of Keir Starmer and assisted suicide
How long, and to what extent, has the prime minister supported legalisation?
Cleaning up the town
As cities grew, so did the need for reform and sanitation
The coming of age
On the anxieties and ambiguities of adulthood
