A Widow’s Vengeance in the Wars of Religion
In late 16th-century France, a powerful noblewoman stood up to soldiers’ violence during the Wars of Religion. Using her wealth and connections she was able to defend her interests in court.
Volume 73 Issue 1 January 2023
Battle of Nsamankow
The British faced a 10,000-strong army on 21 January 1824.
On the Spot: Soe Tjen Marching
‘The more I read, the more I change my mind.’
Chadō
The ‘way of tea’ is a ritual experience that embodies the natural world with all its imperfections.
The Madman of the North
Charles XII of Sweden had a thirst for war, which made him a target for the British press.
Main Man
The ‘pragmatic and principled’ Harold Wilson.
Decline and Fall
Vladimir Putin has decried the ‘decadent West’ as destined to fail as a result of its degeneracy. Fears of decadence are not new.
Powerful Inversion
Understanding the Indigenous American past, from the earliest records of settlement up to the Ghost Dance revitalisation movement.
Genes‘R’Us: Science and Ideology in the Lysenko Controversies
The debate over whether nature or nurture guides who we are is as dependent on politics and ideology as it is on scientific research.
Jane Austen and the King of Skiffle
A folk favourite loved by Jane Austen and Abraham Lincoln, ‘The Irishman’ has revolutionary roots that have been forgotten.