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Rachel Parikh explains how this period of cultural, ar
How economic prosperity paved the way for the Dutch Golden Age
Ten creative thinkers who across the centuries helped shape Istanbul into the city it is today
Charles FitzRoy immerses us in the experiences of people who travelled to the city in the 18th century
I n 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue. That, at least, is what the famous rhyme tells us. Memorising such dates is a common experience of being taught history – a cliché superbly lampooned by the w
The many fates of Islamic slaves
WATCHING THE RECENT SPECTACLE OF THOSE latter-day emperors President Xi of China and India’s Narendra Modi hugging each other at the summit in Tianjin, my mind cast back to an earlier image of a pan-A
