Persistent Study of Good and Evil
Blog Post 71 October 1, 2024 (This is Part 2 of “Good and Evil.” Part 1 was posted on June 29,
Death of the King of Siam
When his father, Rama II, died in 1824 the Siamese throne went to Mongkut’s older half-brother, who ruled as Rama
‘The Scapegoat’ by Lucy Hughes-Hallett review
In spring 1622 King James VI & I’s favourite, George Villiers, then marquess of Buckingham, toured Fontainebleau Palace with the
The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
Roger II, it has been said, conceived of his Sicilian kingdom as a ‘work of art’. If so, contemporary reviews
US President or American Caesar?
The prospect of a second Donald Trump victory in November’s US election has widely been seen – at least by
On the Spot: William Dalrymple
Why are you a historian of India? It is the country that most fascinates me and where I have chosen
With All My Heart by Aasia Khan (Book One in the Exciting New Maren Springs Series)
I would assume this 185 page book sets out primarily to be a wholesome halal romance and to that end
‘Crimean Quagmire’ by Gregory Carleton review
The history of the Crimean War, at least from the British point of view, has been written many times, with
All Mixed Up by Raj Tawney
The premise of this slightly biographical middle grade book is that of a very multicultural boy, Kamal, finding his voice,
Muslim Modernisers on the Silk Road
On 27 October 1924 the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic came into being as part of the Soviet Union, four years
