The trojan war

If you were to look back at a list of bestsellers over the last few years, there are a number of trends to be found – and one among them is the rise of the mythical retelling. The popularity of return

Conflicting ideas about the Celts Patrick Sims-Williams Ian ...

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From ancient court to campaign HQ: Robert Icke’s Sophocles

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

The search for the mythical relic unites the two strongest currents of European spirituality: Christianity and the legends of Arthur and his knights