Death of Arjumand Banu Begum
The wife of the Mughal Emperor died on 17 June, 1631.
Volume 69 Issue 6 June 2019
The Multicultural Outback
Continental Australia has a surprising history of South Asian immigration.
Appeasement: Britain's Political Turning Point
The by-elections of 1938 are part of the long history of Independent Progressives in British politics.
Juno and the Milky Way
A deceived god has a creative outburst.
On the Spot: Niall Ferguson
‘What will future generations judge us most harshly for? Losing the Second Cold War to China.’
The Natural History: Gilbert White's Selborne
Despite his influence on the likes of Charles Darwin, the 18th-century ‘parson-naturalist’ is sorely underrated.
A War for Welfare
A new book seeks to change the way we look at the Second World War by challenging three enduring myths about Britain’s involvement.
Against Evil
An alliance of unlike minds offered hope for the future during Europe’s darkest days.
The Protestor’s Playground
Throughout the 1970s, the feminist group Dolle Mina combined radical protests with conceptual art.
Speaking My Language
Arabic was not just spread by the sword, but by merchants, patron-hunting poets and dowry-seeking princes.