The first americans

Travel in the USA is not just about ...

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

Danny Bird Your book opens with the story of a woman named Solitude on Guadaloupe. Why did you choose to start with her and what can she tell us about the wider history of resistance among enslaved pe

Mountains plunge sharply into turquoise glacial waters. From the shoreline, the rainforest climbs steeply into the clouds, snowcaps peaking through occasional gaps. My attention is drawn to the shore,

How the Qin forged a great power from the fragments of the Warring States

Many people associate clans with Scotland, but the word originated in Ireland in the early Middle Ages. It derives from the Irish clann, meaning children, and is used to describe a highly organised hi