Captives and Companions: A History of Slavery and ...

The many fates of Islamic slaves

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

I greatly enjoyed your interview with Alice Roberts about her new book Domination, (Books Interview, September), and its argument that the church was essentially Rome rebadged, with its structures and

Historian and travel writer Justin Marozzi’s journey through slavery in the Mediterranean and African worlds of Islam is as comprehensive as it is engaging – and irresistibly immediate because of the

The Story of Tudor Art: A History of Tudor ...