The execution of policy

Idi Amin is a historical figure synonymous with evil. Branded ‘Africa’s Hitler’ in newspaper headlines and immortalised in lurid books and documentaries detailing his regime’s many atrocities, Uganda’

Over a long career, John Hardman has specialised to great effect in teasing out, from speeches, decrees, minutes, memoranda, letters, diaries and unsent drafts, the varied moods of French political de

I enjoyed reading the interesting article by Caitlin Ellis on the rivals for the throne in 1066 (October). In particular, it was fascinating to read about Edgar Ætheling’s claim, which was surely the

A mature and wide-ranging exploration of undead folklore

When General Francisco Franco died on 20 November 1975 – 39 years after the start of the brutal civil war that brought him to power – the prospect of a bloodless transition to democracy in Spain appea

Evidence left at the scene suggests the killing of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk was the first pornography-driven political assassination