Jolly frock-coated robins, majestic geese and arboreal partridges make for both literal and symbolic centrepieces at Christmas, says Matthew Dennison, as he revels in the cultural history of the season’s feathered fowl and game

The platinum blonde in British history

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Nadia Shaikh seeks good company for a search-and-gorge to get her through the ruthless darkness of the winter months

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

Bernard Mandeville’s defence of private vices with public benefits