On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
Why are you a historian of the 18th century? I began to study the ‘long’ 18th century for the challenge
The Death of Caspar Hauser
Who was Caspar Hauser? No one knew. He stepped into the world in Nuremberg on Whit Monday in 1828 towards
Victorian Romantic Rituals and Charms
The setting is Christmas Eve, after a rollicking holiday party in North Yorkshire. While the rest of the family retires,
Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
Phoebus Apollo, the sun god, had a good eye for an inspiring location. According to the Homeric Hymn to him
‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
In her fiction, Jane Austen rarely made use of descriptions of clothing. The contemporary reader was assumed to understand exactly
How the British Council Made a Soft Power Superpower
In 2021, the government’s Integrated Review – published with the title ‘Global Britain in a Competitive Age’ – described the
3 Must-Read Books about Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)
Blog by The Islamic Book Cafe on Dec 07, 2023 Islam is one of the world’s largest and most influential
How Did Christianity Change the Roman Empire?
‘Christianity brought much greater intolerance’ Peter Sarris is Professor of Late Antique, Medieval and Byzantine Studies at Trinity College, Cambridge
Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
Saint Nicholas was dead, to begin with. On 6 December 343, to be precise, in Myra, in present-day Turkey. But,
‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
Nobody writes small books about the British Empire any more. Whether defending or deriding Britain’s long history of colonialism, the
