Gregory Carleton’s Crimean Quagmire: Tolstoy, Russell and the Birth of Modern Warfare offers a profound exploration of the Crimean War, a conflict often overshadowed in
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The Forgotten French Airmen of World War II: A Tale of Sacrifice and Controversy During World War II, Allied forces conducted extensive bombing campaigns over
The fashion trends of the 18th century were not just a matter of personal style but became a subject of contention even within the Roman
In June 1947 Kenneth Arnold was flying a small plane over Mount Rainier in Washington when nine bright objects began tracking him at high speed.
Towards the end of Prospero’s Books, Peter Greenaway’s 1991 reimagining of The Tempest, John Gielgud moves through a shifting landscape of half-naked, androgynous bodies. Staring
Flipping the Script: How a French-Themed Festival Reimagined the Normans Earlier this year, a small town near me hosted a weekend festival with a charming
For thousands of years, it was widely accepted that humans occupied a special, central position in the universe. This confidence began to wane when Nicolaus
Catherine de’ Medici: The Life and Times of the Serpent Queen by Mary Hollingsworth ★★★ “Flames leapt up onto the roofs.” Catherine de’ Medici is