Today’s featured articles
The fall of the Berlin Wall posed various questions. Was a united Germany dangerous? How to protect the East’s heritage? And how should the Wall be remembered?
A figurehead for progress before his political disgrace, in later life Lindberg became concerned about the impact of technology on the environment.
Since the late 19th century, French politics has provided a testing ground for right-wing populism.
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Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks
Could a text thought to be by Shakespeare’s father actually be his sister’s writing?
Moving With the Times?
Approaching history through ideas – how people thought – is not the only method, but it is one that has stood the test of time.
‘Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Germans’ by Daniel Cowling review
In Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Germans: The British Occupation of Germany, 1945-49, Daniel Cowling brings lost stories to light – some of them, at least.
The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
On 8 June 1949, George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four was published. His final novel, its themes had been present throughout his literary career.
‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
Sarah Wise’s The Undesirables: The Law that Locked Away a Generation lays bare the cruelty and injustice of the Mental Deficiency Act of 1913.
Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
A tour of Europe cemented Ronald Reagan’s reputation as an international statesman and helped secure his re-election.
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
In The House Divided: Sunni, Shia and the Making of the Middle East Barnaby Rogerson seeks geopolitical answers for ideological conflicts.
What Use is Prehistory to the Historian?
History is built with words. How have historians filled the silence that came before?
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