The making of japan

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

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

A city of Catholics in the aftermath of nuclear attack

The Ainu refer to Atsu as ‘Sitturaynu’ and ...

THE STRUGGLE FOR MEMORY

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