Augustus is without doubt one of the most fascinating figures of history; and also one of the ancient historical figures we know
He walked up to the podium to address the UN General Assembly. All eyes in the chamber were on the strange, eccentric
This year’s Christmas piece was originally going to be like last year’s and focus on an element of the Nativity tradition; instead,
I was astonished to realise recently that 2017 would mark the 50th anniversary of the iconic debut album of one of the
I’ve been fascinated by historic letters and correspondence for some time; and I wrote a post covering some of this a while
Whatever we may or may not think about Fidel Castro and his long era in Cuba (all of which is difficult, complex
As it is that night of the year, I figured now was the time to have a bit of fun and talk
As a few days ago marked the fifth anniversary of the murder of Muammar Gaddafi, I decided to mark it with a
Why on earth has Ben Hur been re-made? If we’re talking about completely unnecessary remakes, you could barely get any more unnecessary
Last week, for the first time since the start of the War in Syria, Turkish forces, backed by the United States, crossed