Et in Arcadia Ego
Even in a pastoral idyll, there is death.
History Today
On the Spot: Ruth Scurr
‘Timing is everything.’
Is Caribbean History the Key to Understanding the Modern World?
Four distinguished scholars consider a historical question of enormous contemporary resonance.
Is There Too Much Military History?
It is among the most commercial as well as maligned fields of history. Four distinguished scholars consider its value – and its future.
On the Spot: Shadi Bartsch
‘Classics is the playing field for some very important questions.’
The Dead Christ
Holbein the Younger’s image still startles 500 years after its creation.
On the Spot: Katja Hoyer
‘Human nature always remains the same.’
What has been the Impact of the Creation of Bangladesh?
Beginning in March 1971, the Bangladesh War of Independence led to East Pakistan becoming a new nation state. On the 50th anniversary of its outbreak, four experts assess the war’s legacy.
Prometheus
The immortal Titan abandoned to his eternal fate.
On the Spot: Priya Satia
‘Struggles matter in and of themselves.’