The Search for the Historical Buddha
We are familiar with the story of the Indian prince who, in the fifth century BC, devoted his life to
‘American Journey’ by Wes Davis review
In 1918 the American industrialist Henry Ford undertook an auto-camping road trip in the Great Smoky Mountains at the border
Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
In December 1900 distressed animal lover ‘V.E.N’ informed fellow readers of The Bazaar magazine about a disturbing incident involving his
India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
Was it even a revolt? Afterwards, there were doubts. But in January 1872 the British Empire’s man in Punjab, deputy
A History of Phantom Pain
The 16th-century surgeon Ambroise Paré was used to difficult cases. Having honed his skills on the battlefields of his native
Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
‘Small Earthquake in Chile, Not many dead.’ The journalist Claud Cockburn supposedly won a prize for dreaming up this notoriously
Under the Sana’a Skyline by Salwa Mawari illustrated by Mary Charara
For the last 100 days it seems the only time I truly smile is when I see images of Yemen
We are Palestinian: A Celebration of Culture and Tradition by Reem Kassis illustrated by Noha Eilouti
The book is non fiction, the author not Muslim, but here I am reviewing this book because, we are all
Queen Victoria’s Stalker | History Today
In autumn 1837 Captain Jonathan Childe, an officer in the 12th Lancers, became convinced that the young Queen Victoria had
The True Knights Templar | History Today
The way in which the Templars have been judged – and how they are currently portrayed – has been indelibly
