‘The Marquess of Queensberry: A Fractured Life’. Author Article by Linda Stratmann
The Marquess of Queensberry is perhaps as famous for destroying one of our greatest literary geniuses as he was for helping establish the rules for modern-day boxing. The trial and two-year imprisonment of Oscar Wilde, following a series of events inspired by Wilde’s romantic interest in his son, remains one of history’s great tragedies. However, … Read more
Malcolm Barber’s ‘The Crusader States’ takes the Page 99 Test
Malcolm Barber is emeritus professor of history at the University of Reading. He is a foremost expert on the Crusades and the Knights Templar, and he is the author of several books, including landmark studies of the Cathars and the Templars. He has taken part in an experiment dubbed the ‘Page 99 Test‘, the results of which are documented below. … Read more
Mark Harrison, author of ‘Contagion’, explores the complex and deep-seated anxieties which often accompany trade between nations
In the summer of 2008 I visited Seoul to give lectures at a symposium on medical humanities. Having never visited South Korea before, I had little idea what to expect but I was surprised to find a country in turmoil. Tens of thousands of people were taking to the streets of the capital Seoul every … Read more
New from Yale: ‘The Crusader States’ Article by author Malcolm Barber
I’ve always enjoyed football, but it soon became evident that I was more suited to writing history than scoring goals… Nevertheless, it is possible to perceive some structural parallels. For many coaches disciplined positional play and strictly defined roles enable teams to perform better than the sum of the individuals within them. Histories can be … Read more
Capital Punishment: Extract from ‘Hitler’s Berlin: Abused City’ by Thomas Friedrich
In Hitler’s Berlin: Abused City, Thomas Friedrich explores how the German capital captivated Hitler’s imagination and how he sought to redesign the city to align with his obsessions and ambitions. In this exclusive extract from the book (translated by Stewart Spencer) Friedrich explains why the history of the dictator’s relationship with the city needs to be … Read more
