Q&a

Your interesting feature about the role of medieval warhorses in shaping British history (August) reminded me of a subsequent occasion in which horsepower became a critical factor. In April 1660, with

In short, yes: the Victorians did indeed think eating mummified remains pilfered from ancient Egyptian tombs was a good idea, although they did not come up with the idea themselves. The morbid practic

From miasma to miracles: how medieval medicine desperately battled the bubonic plague

When gossip and rumour led to the trial of two Prussian pastors

Keith recounts the cunning plot that Italy used to wipe the floor at the World Champs

There were 13 men: unlucky for someone. They were dressed to kill – but so was everyone else. In what was essentially an army camp, crammed with armed men, the assailants blended right in. Moving casu