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

“I am a Member of our funny little ...

Glasgow, 1942. The Carl Rosa Opera Company was in town to perform Puccini’s Madama Butterfly. Tickets had been snapped up by local people – including many who didn’t really know what an opera was. The

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Sometimes a book deserves this slot just because it does exactly what it says on the tin – or, more accurately, the cover. That’s the case with Aston Martin – The Entire Story, which is a straightforw