Why the Organ Split the Church
By the time Johann Sebastian Bach was born in 1685, the position of the organ as a focal point of
Why Do Religions Decline? | History Today
‘Subjects followed their rulers, leaving no trace of spiritual agonies over the religious revolution’ Diarmaid MacCulloch is author of Lower
The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain
For those who sought their services, there were many professional female detectives in Britain in the 1880s and 1890s, and
The Pilgrim as a Historian
Every September two friends and I go on pilgrimage. They are both pretty devout – one is a priest. I
How Ancient Greece Shaped the British Raj
The British colonisers who travelled to India from the 18th century onwards were steeped in the Classics; they knew their
‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
Just over 800 years ago, in the autumn of 1224, a small band of strangely dressed men landed at Dover.
A Christmas to Save the Byzantine Empire
On Christmas Day 1400 the English king Henry IV and the Byzantine emperor Manuel II Palaiologos sat down to their
On the Spot: Gina Anne Tam
Why are you a historian of China? China is a critical part of the world. We cannot understand the modern
Prince Among Slaves by N.H. Senzai illustrated by Anna Rich
This 48 page biography tells a story that we all should know, yet are probably hearing for the first
Mama Wears a Hijab by Fifi Abu
Nov15 I don’t understand this 24 page 10 x 10 board book. I don’t get it literary wise, or Islamic
