Professor Jeremy Black
The Fortified Palace
Professor Jeremy Black talks about the fortified palaces and manor houses of the sixteenth century
An artist at the assizes
Cyril Hare was that rara avis: a circuit judge who could write like an angel
The coming of age
On the anxieties and ambiguities of adulthood
The first victim of empire
England is an ongoing casualty of the British imperial project
Season’s bleatings
Christmas is almost here, but our MPs are not in the festive spirit
How to be realistic on Ukraine
There is a route to peace, but it will take compromise
If Donald Trump wins, it’s over
Three assassination attempts prove irrefutably that Trump is guilty of inciting violence
Getting the measure of the Russian bear
A defensive concern under the right conditions can morph into a warrant for brutal expansionism
Reparate good times, come on!
The Critic’s Extremely Factual Guide to Slavery Reparations the UK Most Definitely Owes
A rebel advance in Syria is nothing to cheer
You don’t have to sympathise with Assad to think that the alternative would be worse
The tragedy of Radio 3
The centenary “celebration” of the BBC Singers summed up everything that has gone wrong
A festival of losing
Will the Republic of Ireland ever face up to its problems?
