On the Spot: Bettany Hughes
What historical topic have I changed my mind on? I thought the sacrifice of young women in the Bronze Age was a myth. It wasn’t.
Bettany Hughes
Helen the Whore and the Curse of Beauty
Said to have ‘the face that launched a thousand ships’, Helen of Troy has been remembered, judged – and hated – by every age since she entered the written record 2,700 years ago. With great beauty comes great resentment.
The Power of the Ancients
Bettany Hughes contemplates the vanity of her profession as she outlines the reasons why we must continue to engage with our very distant past.