St George and the Dragon
A medieval myth with deep roots that captured the imagination of western Europe’s age of chivalry.
A medieval myth with deep roots that captured the imagination of western Europe’s age of chivalry.
A history of medieval Iberia that reaches beyond simply a tale of Convivencia and Reconquista.
The national campaign for suffrage saw women forming societies from Land’s End to John O’Groats.
Blessed with beauty and wealth, California fails to come to terms with its past.
Three German-born princesses made important contributions to the art, medicine and science of Georgian Britain.
The rise and fall of José Luis Bustamante’s left-wing presidency.
The Athenian temple was partly destroyed on 26 September 1687.
Projects for a peaceful Europe go back centuries. Occasionally, they succeed – for a while at least.
The power and perils of reconstructing the music of Napoleon's time.
How one of the greatest advances in human culture, the Gutenberg Bible, also helped divide Christendom.