2024 books of the year

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It’s been a superb year for history writing, with a plethora of books t

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In one of the coldest winters on record, German forces mounted a desperate final roll of the dice to drive the Allies back. Cut off and encircled by the enemy, one city and its defenders held the line for over a week

The TLS

A house is not a home

The importance of place to James Baldwin

Family Tree

Your questions answered

Q I would be grateful if you could advise me on the following please. Persons of interest: • William Page 1816-; • spouse Emma Dunsby abt. 1823-1906; • & son Thomas John Page abt. 1843/4-1893. Investi

Fortean Times

King of the strange

hen giving talks on UFOs I’m sometimes asked which single event offers the best evidence for intelligent alien life. Until the recent preprint report from the Planetary Habitability Laboratory conclud

Who Do You Think You Are?

Q & a

Q My grandfather, Thomas Gilbert Holman, was born in 1869/70. The earliest record I have for him is as a ‘visitor’ in the household of Walter Fitch, in Kelvedon, Essex, in the 1911 census. He is singl

BBC Wildlife Magazine

Birds that break the rules

Many birds have fabulous plumage to attract mates or send warning messages. Some of the colours in their feathers are produced by microscopic structures on the feather surface that absorb and reflect

History of War

Siege of bastogne