Today’s featured articles
Gustav Stresemann was at the heart of government until he died in 1929. Had he lived, could he have steered Germany safely through the Weimar era?
From 1931 it looked as though Britain’s first Labour prime minister would be its last. Is it time to reappraise the political reputation of Ramsay MacDonald?
In 1880, the British withdrew from Afghanistan. Abdur Rahman Khan, the new ruler installed after the Second Anglo-Afghan War, unified the fractured nation at a terrible cost.
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Why Do Religions Decline?
The spiritual marketplace is crowded – is there something Darwinian about it?
Why the Organ Split the Church
Indulgent symbol of papist excess or mouthpiece for God’s second greatest gift? What place was there for the organ in the Reformation church?
The Pilgrim as a Historian
Pilgrimage is not meant to be easy, but it remains a popular pursuit – even for non-believers.
The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain
The real female Victorian detectives were every bit as bold as their fictional counterparts – and far more prevalent than we might assume.
‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
Can The Green Ages: Medieval Innovations in Sustainability by Annette Kehnel find anything worth recycling in medieval modes of living?
How Ancient Greece Shaped the British Raj
British agents of empire saw their actions in India through the texts of their classical educations. They looked for Alexander, cast themselves as Aeneas and hoped to emulate Augustus.
On the Spot: Gina Anne Tam
‘What is the most common misconception about my field? That China has “5,000 years” of continuous history.’
A Christmas to Save the Byzantine Empire
Henry IV had a special guest for Christmas in 1400: the Byzantine emperor Manuel II Palaiologos. United by their Christian faith, they were nonetheless on separate sides of the East-West schism. How did they celebrate?
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