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...
Asymmetric Information in Finance Explained In every financial transaction, one side has more information than...
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.
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...