Four hundred years after the poor laws, in the closing years of Elizabeth II’s reign, the UK once again faces perilous spikes in living costs.
The works may look like a tribute to a much-loved icon, but themes of death, decay and even violence lurk within these canvases.
A scholar of Leo Tolstoy and Fyodor Dostoevsky shows how Russian literature can be read critically.
As the BBC marks its 100th year in operation, let’s remember some of its most colourful characters.
If Scott’s luck had been just a little better, he may well have survived.
In Japanese folklore, mermaids are not objects of mesmerising beauty, but described instead as “hideous” portents of war or calamity.
Stories of polar exploration have always captured the popular imagination, but what are the implications of this enduring fascination?
In his new book, Warren Ward explores this question by delving into the private lives of Kant, Hegel, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Sartre, Foucault and Derrida.
Over 100 different books were ordered to be burned in 17th-century England, leading John Milton to argue that press censorship was a mark of tyranny.
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