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Q&A with the author of Performing Worlds at the Baroque Court of Christine of France
Read more: Q&A with the author of Performing Worlds at the Baroque Court of Christine of FranceThis interview explores how Christine of France used Baroque court spectacles to shape political authority, global imagination, and cultures of consumption.
‘A Place in the Homeland? Turkish-German Return Migration’: Q&A with the authors
Nilay Kılınç and Russell King discuss the making of their book on second-generation Turkish-German return migration
Strengthening Scottish Identity in the 1930s
Duncan Sim on the founding of the Claymore magazine and its impact on Scottish identity
The Scottish State and the People in Early Modern Scotland
Alasdair Raffe introduces 'The Scottish State and the Experience of Government, c. 1560-1707'
The Politics of Rent Control
by Peter Robson In 1915, the world was dominated by authoritarian dictators and the war in Europe. Markets were in turmoil. Rents were out of control and tenants faced eviction at the whim of their landlords. Fast forward to 2025…
Trade Tariffs, Compass Petroglyphs and Early Modern Maritime Trade in Shetland
Douglas Cawthorne on the mystery of the maritime petroglyph and its possible use in North Sea trade networks
The lost story of the Shetland Female Emigration Fund
Véronique Molinari explores how four people united forces to help young Shetlanders emigrate to Australia
Five Reasons to Discover George Anne Bellamy
Caroline Breashears introduces the theatre star and political insider who may have influenced one of the greatest 18th century philosophers
Man’s best friend? Sniffing out dogs in the records of early modern Scotland
From royal gifts to diabolic manifestations, Nicole Maceira Cumming explores the varied ways dogs appear in the historical record
Burying the Millet System: A New Understanding of the Ottoman Arrangements with Non-Muslims
Masayuki Ueno re-evaluates how the Ottoman Empire managed religious minorities from the early days of the empire to the nineteenth century.