History

“How much havoc do the jihadis have to wreak before Europe and America resolve to tackle the source of the evil?”

A new biography of Eamon de Valera, one of the most important and mysterious figures in Irish history

“Why does a fabulously wealthy heiress marry an impecunious, if upper-crust, rampantly gay chancer who has more than a hint of the gold-digger about him?”

A new anthology highlights the shortfalls of contemporary outlets for short fiction

Edmund De Waal’s personal history of porcelain

Every piece by the Italian printer and type designer is a paragon of the art

The negative image of Gypsies that persists today is the result of centuries-old xenophobia, misrepresentation and downright fantasy

‘One student identified himself as working class and a member of the Communist Party. I was, however, surprised to see a copy of Roger Scruton’s Meaning of Conservatism bulging out of his satchel’

A generation of child-centred, progressive teachers will have to retire or be retrained if the past is to come alive again in schools