The 17th Century Guide to Sleep
Despite the modern obsession with a good night’s rest, more of us are sleeping less. Perhaps we should pay attention to the advice of early modern doctors.
Volume 65 Issue 5 May 2015
Death of Sir Geoffrey de Havilland
The aviation pioneer died on May 21st, 1965.
John Wycliffe condemned as a heretic
The theologian was denounced by the church on May 4th, 1415.
A World Without Teenagers: Jihadi brides in Syria
Arriving in Syria, three London schoolgirls will find themselves in a ‘medieval’ world where the teenager is an unknown concept.
The Origins of the Early Medieval State
Paul Fouracre looks at the states that formed after the Fall of Rome and the early historians who questioned whether the barbarians were oppressors or liberators.
Ranji's Special Guest
Roger Hudson explains why the great cricketer W.G. Grace embraced Indian headwear for a day.
The Familiar and the Fresh
Steven Runciman’s profile of Richard the Lionheart, written at a time of impending crisis in Anglo-Cypriot relations, offers a nuanced and sensitive portrait, writes Minoo Dinshaw.
A Muddy Vision of the Great War
Following the media rush to commemorate the First World War, Stephen Badsey is disappointed that television has so far failed to embrace the latest historical research on the conflict.
The Father of Modern History
Bishop William Stubbs was the last of the amateur historians and arguably the discipline’s first professional.
The Greatest French King
The life and personality of Francis I.