Alexander Lee

The leading light of the French Annales school revolutionised the writing of history by imbuing it with wider, holistic, narratives and literary flair, says Alexander Lee.

The Austrian writer, whose short stories and novellas have recently enjoyed a new burst of popularity, used history to remind us that a better life is possible, as Alexander Lee explains in his new series.

Although he was many things to many people over the course of his career, Eco was, first and foremost, an historian railing against modernism in all its forms.

The turkey’s path to festive supremacy was much more unexpected – and glorious – than it might seem.

Does the death of French medievalist Jacques Le Goff mark the end of an era in historical scholarship, asks Alexander Lee.

It is the issue of Russian identity, rather than strategic or economic importance, that lies at the heart of the Crimean crisis, argues Alexander Lee

Buildings like the Shard may look like heralds of the future, but they are part of a long history of idealistic urban planning, says Alexander Lee.

Alexander Lee attempts to rescue the Borgias from their baleful reputation.

Alexander Lee shows that Belgium’s new king will have to learn the lessons of the past.

Alexander Lee admires an article by Frederick Godfrey from 1952, reflecting new attitudes towards the Renaissance.