Ploughing Up Postwar Britain | History Today
Prewar Britain was dependent on imported food; in 1938, 70 per cent of the cash value of the food consumed
The Birth of Spiritualism | History Today
‘What hath God wrought?’ Perhaps it is a coincidence, but in the spring of 1848 – four years after Samuel
The Land of La La La by Sana Saghafi illustrated by Azam Vazehimogadam
This gorgeous and powerful 36 page picture book goes back in time to a Palestine where the struggles of today
How Medieval Scribes Balanced the Books
At its height Oxford’s book trade enjoyed the establishment of Dominican and Franciscan friaries in need of books for university
‘The Heretic of Cacheu’ and ‘Worlds of Unfreedom’ review
The Portuguese pioneered trans-Atlantic slavery, trafficking more people than any other nation and continuing to do so decades after Britain’s
Balti Kings by Sudha Bhuchar and Shaheen Khan
I don’t recall ever reviewing the script of a proper adult play before, and probably last read a play in
The Practical Mysticism of Evelyn Underhill
In popular history, there are few more challenging subjects than the supernatural and religious beliefs of the past. Even the
‘Chernobyl Children’ by Melanie Arndt review
The explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant on 26 April 1986 was an environmental catastrophe. The radioactive fallout contaminated
A Tariq Twins Mystery: Murder for Two by Niyla Farook
I don’t know what I was expecting, but woah once the actual crimes started piling up and the sleuthing began,
How Has Space Exploration Changed History?
‘It profoundly reshaped our world’ Roger D. Launius is former NASA Chief Historian and author of Reaching for the Moon:
