Revisiting the Battle of Bréville

Revisiting the Battle of Bréville

From the We Have Ways of Making You Talk Podcast

By We Have Ways of Making You Talk | February 24, 2022

Want to see Jane Austen’s film costumes? Take a trip to Cincinnati.

Want to see Jane Austen’s film costumes? Take a trip to Cincinnati.

By Walker Caplan | February 23, 2022

Annette Gordon-Reed: Getting History Right

Annette Gordon-Reed: Getting History Right

This Week on Beyond the Page: The Best of the Sun Valley Writers‘ Conference

By Sun Valley Writers' Conference | February 23, 2022

The Real Life and Times of the Scientist Who Inspired <em>Dr. Strangelove</em>

The Real Life and Times of the Scientist Who Inspired Dr. Strangelove

Ananyo Bhattacharya on the Brilliance of John von Neumann

By Ananyo Bhattacharya | February 23, 2022

How Much Was WWI About... Bread?

How Much Was WWI About... Bread?

Scott Reynolds Nelson Investigates the Impact of Grain on the Great War

By Scott Reynolds Nelson | February 23, 2022

On the Very Real Dangers of Artificial Borders

On the Very Real Dangers of Artificial Borders

Patrick Strickland Considers the Tangible and Intangible Barriers That Divide Us

By patrickstrickland | February 23, 2022

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Sarah Weinman on the Not-So-Unlikely Friendship Between Vladimir Nabokov and William F. Buckley, Jr.

By Sarah Weinman | February 22, 2022

How Archivists Uncover the Clues to History

By Isaac Fellman | February 22, 2022

How much lost medieval literature is there? A wildlife-tracking method may have the answer.

By Walker Caplan | February 18, 2022

On the Victorian Science and Prejudices Behind Bram Stoker’s <em>Dracula</em>

On the Victorian Science and Prejudices Behind Bram Stoker’s Dracula

Vidya Krishnan Looks at How 19th-Century Concerns About Disease Mirror Those of the Modern World

By Vidya Krishnan | February 18, 2022

Erik Larson on Finding a New Angle on History

Erik Larson on Finding a New Angle on History

“There’s always a way to tell an old story in a new way.”

By Erik Larson | February 18, 2022

The Trickster and the Monster: When Nixon Went to China

The Trickster and the Monster: When Nixon Went to China

Chas Freeman and Gish Jen Guest on Radio Open Source

By Open Source | February 18, 2022

How Scholars Once Feared That the Book Index Would Destroy Reading

How Scholars Once Feared That the Book Index Would Destroy Reading

Dennis Duncan on the Hope, History and Necessity of All Those Numbers and Words

By Dennis Duncan | February 18, 2022

Want an app to read you the <em>Canterbury Tales</em> in Middle English? You’re in luck.

Want an app to read you the Canterbury Tales in Middle English? You’re in luck.

By Walker Caplan | February 17, 2022

The Socialite, Property Developer, and Bigamist Who Had Everyone in 18th Century Europe Talking

The Socialite, Property Developer, and Bigamist Who Had Everyone in 18th Century Europe Talking

On the Revelatory Scandals of Elizabeth Chudleigh, aka the Duchess Countess

By Catherine Ostler | February 17, 2022

What Is China Reading Right Now?

What Is China Reading Right Now?

Megan Walsh on the “Little Emperors” of Contemporary Chinese Literature

By Megan Walsh | February 17, 2022

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