An artesian well
Peter Brown writes ancient history with verve and colour, bringing to life an era which can sometimes be passed over...
History as burp
Possibly the best metaphor I have found for the tendency of history to resurface in surprising ways. I see this...
Europe as clammy climate
Europe’s emerging role in the 18th century signalled like a clammy change in climate... And if you think he gives...
Podcast review – Adam Nicolson’s Sea Room
Listening time: 19 minutes.Â
This podcast is also available on Spotify, here.
Having inherited, at...
With love
Enjoy 'With Love', an online exhibition of love letters created by the UK's National Archives. It's a...
Change whispers
Although this isn't universally true, I liked the idea that great changes can begin with the whispers of a few...
Hysteria-edged frieze
Simon Winder is a particularly gifted triologist, with both the books I've read yielding dozens of superbly original phrases, exuberant,...
They had dreams too
One of the most elusive aspects of history, and perhaps insurmountably so, concerns what people felt, thought, and dreamed. Yet...
An empire of leftovers
Simon Winder has a politically incorrect style of presenting history, which makes it a refreshing, thought-provoking read. I loved his...
Near-Dakotan awfulness
With apologies to Dakotans, but Winder's lack of political rectitude is part of his charm, and you can be assured it’s...
Drizzle-washed hamlet
Winder captures the moment when galleons, packed to the rafters with silver from the newly discovered and increasingly exploited south...
Particles of human life
This week, glad to share fine metaphors both written by journalists. Here The Economist pays a suitably eloquent and moving tribute...
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