Minor Monarchs
A child’s rule did not inevitably lead to instability.
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Words and Deeds
Controversy surrounding the ‘Satanic Verses’ is centuries old.
Creating Iraq’s Military State
Foreign armies acted with impunity in Iraq from the first decade of independence. In response, the Iraqi military became a tool of internal repression.
Turning on the Waterworks
Britain’s privatised water companies are under attack, but private ownership of a vital public service has a long history of controversy.
Filling the Gaps
Notes in the margins of early modern books can be very revealing about their readers’ lives and interests.
This Great Stage of Fools
Is King Lear the Shakespearean tragedy for a world of capitalism and catastrophe?
Cromwell in America
As America built a vision of its past Oliver Cromwell became both angel and demon.
The Man behind the Leader
Bayard Rustin, African American civil rights leader, was also a pacifist, a socialist and a gay rights activist.
Russia’s Baltic Question
Imperial maps of the Baltic provinces continue to shape how Russia views Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania today.
Upon Clouded Hills
A century of struggle over the meaning of ‘Jerusalem’.