Volume 73 Issue 1 January 2023

Throughout the 19th century, rival nations battled to conquer the poles. One explorer set out to establish an Arctic colony – or to get rich trying.

The Wars of the Roses saw some of the bloodiest months in English history, but winning on the battlefield did not necessarily mean winning the war.

Withdrawing labour is an age-old response to workplace grievances. But how old, and to what effect?