Experts in politics: Lessons from Socrates and Aristotle Socrates sought to test the expertise of everyone around him...
How the Middle Ages were Built: Exuberance to Crisis, 1300-1408 England's economic success peaked in 1300 amidst a riot of...
A New Jerusalem: Reaching for Heaven, 1130-1300 During the thirteenth century Jerusalem surplanted Rome as the inspiration...
Playing Catch-up: Palaces from the Hundred Years' War to the Wars of the Roses What was the difference between the fortress of a great...
Inigo Jones and the Architecture of Necessity Inigo Jones is the architect best-known for the Banqueting House on Whitehall, one of the icons of British state architecture.
What went wrong in Latin America? The failures of import-substituting industrialisation In the Great Depression, producers of food and raw materials...
The Last Stuarts and the Death of the Royal Powerhouse In his short reign James II built a surprising amount...
Democracy: Ancient Models, Modern Challenges Demokratia is the power (kratos) of the people (demos). But...