Crimes in Africa
Italy’s imperial record of murder and looting, fire and devastation in Ethiopia.
History Today
Sherlock Holmes and Cocaine: The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
Sherlock Holmes is the 19th century’s most famous cocaine user, but why did he take it?
All that Glitters
An extravagantly entertaining account of a medieval ‘theatre state’.
Love Is Dead
Newly discovered letters get us closer to understanding the tragic truth of royal murder-suicide at Mayerling.
Plato to NATO
The spread of Hellenic ideas from Greece to the world.
Playing Saints
Unmasking an audacious saintly fraud in early modern Naples.
The Rise of the Newts
A speculative novel about an amphibious threat held dire warnings for interwar Europe.
Choosing Sides
The first Native American troops to enlist for Federal service were fighting to return to their own lands.
Birthday of the Dead
José Guadalupe Posada, who produced over 20,000 engravings during his career, was born on 2 February 1852.
Has Literature Ever Changed the Course of History?
On the 100th anniversary of its publication, James Joyce’s Ulysses is widely regarded as a groundbreaking work of fiction, but can literature have any impact outside the confines of culture?