Paul Lay

Covid-19 has rekindled ancient tensions between city and country.

Fundamental things apply in a time of crisis.

Historians should remind themselves that quantity and quality are often very different things.

A warning housed in one of the jewels of the Italian Renaissance is as pertinent now as ever.

Decent popular history would be impossible without the scholarly endeavours of the academy.

No one understood the literary dimension of conflict better than Michael Howard.

The global struggle to resist the banalities of mass tourism.

A troubled UK is in desperate need of politicians and commentators who can think historically.

History tells us that, in order to prosper, civilisations must embrace change.

A remarkable political career suggests that social mobility is of benefit to us all.