Queens
Ukraine war is not an example of “toxic masculinity”
History suggests that female rulers are far more likely to start wars than their male counterparts
A game of thrones
Shelley Puhak’s woman-versus-woman rivalry between queens is only part of the story
Have queens enjoyed the same authority as kings?
Professor Jeremy Black and Graham Stewart discuss the role of the queen in British and European history
Art of the deal
A simple sale, with money changing hands, was out of the question
It’s the economy, stupid
The US election was another reminder of people’s biggest political priority
Fiddling while Canterbury burns
The new proposals from the Archbishops’ Commission for Racial Justice are depressingly wrongheaded
Let’s start a cat flap
Why do cute predators get a pass from conservationists?
Gothic staging
The Turn of the Screw, Coliseum
A matter of life and death
It is not the job of judges to tell someone that they are wrong for believing in life
Dancing with Beethoven
Beethoven: String Quartets, vol.2 (Chandos)
Why Christian culture is essential to education
It deeply informed our art and our ideas
Still knocking on the door
For all the promises, subpostmasters are still waiting for compensation
So many voters got it wrong
The ignorant masses have betrayed democracy
Wanted: a plan to reform the NHS
No serious party can sit out the ideological battle over the remorseless rise in public spending, including on health
