Island unifier

Did you know that Thomas Müntzer, leader of the German Peasants’ War in 1525, used a rainbow flag to rally his followers? It’s an aptly exuberant image for the radical charisma of Müntzer, and for the

Why do civilisations that dominated their epoch fail? In an era of autocracy, climate change, the rise of AI and a first-hand understanding of how deadly pandemics can be, it’s a question that seems p

Underwater and Upside-Down thrills, zombies and superheroes

SUNDAY 7 DECEMBER

The Land of the Rising Sun’s eight female rulers are all but forgotten, but their lives and reigns were filled with drama

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