From the Boy Who Never Grew Up to the Woman Who Lived with the Dead
Judith Flanders turns her attention on the Victorians' peculiar obsession with dying
Bookshelf
Welcome to the Unseen Histories bookshelf. Here you can read excerpts from new history books as well as browsing our archive of previews. These, published monthly, showcase the boldest and best new history writing across all eras of the past.
A Thousand Golden Cities
Justin Marozzi introduces us to a ‘Description of Kabul’ from the Bāburnāma, the memoirs of Bābur
Why did Joseph Stalin Decide to Invade Finland in 1939?
The Winter War between the Soviet Union and Finland began in late 1939. For Stalin, as Kimmo Rentola explains, it turned out to be a strategic blunder
Angels of History
Jeremy Eichler reflects on The Second World War, the Holocaust, and the Music of Remembrance
The Life and Tragic Death of the World's Largest Flying Machine
From the moment von Zeppelin flew his airship in the summer of 1900, people saw these machines as new emblems of the modern world.
A Brief Atlas of the Lighthouses at the End of the World
Jose Luis González Macías on the wild beauty of lighthouses
Fire at the Guildhall
Leonora Nattrass takes us back to 18th century Cornwall and a brewing political scandal
