The Death of Liberal South Africa
A series of betrayals, atrocities and trials in the 1960s changed opposition politics forever.
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Go with the Flow
The influence of the Nile on the lives of those living adjacent to it.
No Girl Left Behind
While science and medicine advance, myths around menstruation persist.
William II of England: The Sin King
The medieval court of William Rufus, son of William the Conqueror, was known as a ‘brothel of male prostitutes’.
The Switzerland of Latin America
The impact and long-term legacy of Uruguay’s progressive leader.
Ultimate Sacrifice
Ethel Rosenberg is revealed as a loving mother, a committed communist and a talented performer.
Sun and Stone
A new cultural history of Sicily, the key to the Mediterranean.
The End of the French Empire in North Africa
Signed at the height of the Second World War, the Atlantic Charter set out the terms for the decolonisation of French North Africa.
Birth of ‘Typhoid Mary’
The infamous Mary Mallon was born on 23 September 1869.
This Is Not a Love Story
The correspondence between Mary Hamilton and the future George IV is often seen as evidence of a harmless crush in the Georgian court. It was nothing of the sort.