History
They, Claudius
It is folly to project modish contemporary norms backwards
Cufflinks for Christmas
It is much better to be overdressed than underdressed
Executing the wills
The destruction of Britain’s probate records archive must be averted
J G A Pocock: the Antipodean’s view of Europe
John Pocock defended Britain in its broadest sense
Return of the biopic
History is fashionable again at the cinema
The humanity of Horace
The wisdom of someone who has lived a little is at the heart of the verse of the ancient poet who was adopted as the mascot of the Enlightenment
Brought to book
Vexed by Insta videos and impressed by Venice
Before the wall’s fall
Geopolitical maneuverings between the East and the West
Just a little note to say “I hate you”
Poisoned pens pierce the veil of sociable living
Red alert?
Apocalyptic intimations in the mid-1900s
Old Ireland stirs
The defeat handed to Dublin’s progressive establishment was a reminder of an older Ireland
The sacred and the profane
Allowing a “Rave in the Nave” in Canterbury Cathedral was a regrettable error of judgement
The cost of dissent
Brave women have sacrificed a lot to stand up for their gender critical beliefs
The poverty of miners’ strike nostalgia
We should not romanticise a futile and sometimes thuggish struggle
How to mainline true crime
People are tuning in for entertainment, not pure information
J.K. Rowling and the very Freudian fandom
Many Harry Potter fans feel a strange compulsion to hate the thing they love
Who edits the editor?
The bright young things of publishing want to be involved in every line of every new book
Grizelda Buncome
Peripatetic creative writing tutor
The coddlin’ of the British dance
How Britain’s anarchic rave scene turned authoritarian
Fine art versus luxury goods
The auction houses’ love expensive brands
A night of spectacle and special effects
Stranger Things: The First Shadow designers aren’t afraid to raid the treasure trove
