Slippers have made their way out of the bedroom and into the street, finds Simon Mills–although not without precedent or formalities

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

“One might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb,” goes the old proverb. The meaning is simple: if you are going to be punished for a small crime, you may as well commit the bigger one. In the early

Jeremy Langmead sets out to find the ultimate personalised gift

In a John Behan bronze, collector Jacqueline O’Donovan, a child of the Irish diaspora, can sense the desperation of a starving people forced to flee their land

Mark Hedges heads to E. B. Meyrowitz to find the ultimate bespoke glasses Photographs by Clara Molden