Revolutionary Spring by Christopher Clark review
In January 1848, in the Sicilian city of Palermo, the streets began to fill with crowds. From here, revolutionary sparks flew to almost all of Europe’s cities.
Europe
Armenia’s Eleventh Century
Where relations between Armenia and Turkey are concerned, the 11th century never ended.
Discovery Channels
Thousands of Indigenous Americans travelled to Europe – voluntarily or involuntarily – from as early as the 1490s.
‘History of the Adriatic’ by Egidio Ivetic review
History of the Adriatic: A Sea and its Civilization by Egidio Ivetic explores the Mediterranean within the Mediterranean as a single historical space.
Minority Report
Who are Europe’s indigenous Muslims?
Building a ‘Mistery’
Often cast as subversive and seditious, despite the interventions of monarchs and governments the guilds of the Middle Ages have endured.
Is Nationalism still Europe’s Dominant Political Ideology?
Four historians consider whether the continent that gave the world the nation state still remains in its thrall.
The End of a European Union
The Kalmar Union between Denmark, Norway and Sweden came to an end on 6 June 1523.
Europe’s Inner Tensions
Attempts to unify a diverse continent require subtlety and respect.
Refining the Body Beautiful
There is beauty to be had from the smallest of objects. In the 18th century, tweezers, toothpicks and clippers became the signs of a polite, and beautiful, society.