Reflective Melancholia in Anglo-Saxon Elegy

Jack Farrant explores the melancholy Anglo-Saxon ‘The Ruin’, and what it can teach us about the finite nature of grandeur.

The decline of quality: How did we end up wearing rubbish?

Following Black Friday weekend, this article looks at the reasons for the decline in clothing quality over the years – from the introduction of synthetic fibres in the 1940s, to the role of TikTok in creating microtrends today.

When was the ‘New Monarchy’ in Medieval England?

Can Instagrammable tourism find its origins in the seventeenth century?

The Beatles: ‘Now and Then,’ a Renaissance?

Why did the Dutch go mad for tulips?

European Witch-hunting and the Pendle Witches

Boo season: the romantic origins of Halloween

Egyptian-Israeli Peace: 45 Years On

Poland: the defeat of populists, ramifications for Europe, Ukraine and liberals