“the complexity of modern national politics has placed history at risk”

This is part of a series of articles; the intention is to provide an overview of useful family and local history records in existence, covering the period 1066-1485. Each article can be enjoyed as a s

THE MODERN LIBRARIAN LOATHES nothing more than books. ...

From print to AI, any major innovation in communication technology follows much the same trajectory. We start with technological fascination, which generates a massive influx of development capital, o

Oxford Libraries Architecture Geoffrey Tyack and Dan ...

I have just read Diane Lindsay’s piece (FT June) about decluttering. That did ring a large bell. I have been doing family history for something like 65 years. I have managed to file a lot of the infor

Literary culture has never been secure from the philistines but books need better publicity