History
Reclaiming Becket
London’s great saint needs a reboot
Ongoing lessons from the Battle of Warsaw
After the Miracle at the Vistula, a Miracle at the Oder?
The grandeur and instability of Spain
The rise and fall of the Spanish Empire
SHEAR Madness
Taking an Old Hickory switch to the dying academic historical profession
How united is Italy?
Professor Jeremy Black and Political Editor Graham Stewart discuss the strength of Italy’s national unity
England’s soft underbelly
Patrick West reviews The Channel, by Charlie Connelly
A fistful of Gandhis
The condescending contrivances of diversified dosh
The fear of the fever: how we are now living the authentic Victorian experience
Covid-19 is bringing us closer to the Victorians more than any recreation of an 1830s London townhouse ever could
Bridge Over Troubled Water: 50 Years On
Half a century on, the song remains an an eternally affecting evocation of the need for solidarity and comfort
Does the Mediterranean have a common culture?
And did its modern tourist industry develop naturally? Graham Stewart discusses with Professor Jeremy Black
The ongoing reality of Russian imperialism
People rationalising Russian military intervention are betraying their ignorance of Russian history
The long and winding road
Join us on our journey down the roads of the 1800s
War destroys everything
Alex Garland’s Civil War is filled with terror and horror
The dangers of digital media
By abandoning physical media, have we exposed ourselves to censorship and corporate control?
Mirabel Chevenix
Grande dame
How to mainline true crime
People are tuning in for entertainment, not pure information
The great immigration data disaster
Officials are deleting the data we need for a more sensible debate
The BBC feeds us bad science
We can’t even trust the Beeb to tell us about the basic facts of motherhood
Bevis Marks Synagogue
Britain’s oldest purpose-built synagogue faces a new, more insidious threat
A festival for women — and men?
You cannot address the underrepresentation of women by including men
Why Britain needs more empty homes
The UK’s housing sector is straining at the seams; empty units and second houses are a sign of economic health
