Isle of Dogs
No canine character has played a more crucial role in literature than Bendicò in Lampedusa’s The Leopard.
History Today
Dietrich Bonhoeffer: A Modern Martyr
Dietrich Bonhoeffer was one of the earliest establishment figures to denounce the Nazi regime. In April 1945, his quiet resistance led him to the scaffold.
Sweet Dreams
Utopian ideas from an era that looked to the future with optimism.
The Rules of Drinking
The long history of drinking games – and how to win them.
July Quiz
Who was the first and only prime minister to be assassinated? How many people were in the Council of Ten?
Pandemics: Now and Then
As human populations expand and their exploitation of the globe increases, so does their vulnerability to certain diseases.
The Liberator’s Saviour is ‘Buried’
154 years after her death, Manuela Sáenz was given a state burial on 5 July 2010.
The Flood
Human suffering is at the heart of Michelangelo’s masterpiece.
The Cost of Cleanliness
A history of the clean body is also a history of societal expectation, technological innovation, class, privacy and spare time.
Earthly Delights
The English came late to gardening, but they have more than made up for it.