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Q&A: The Rise and Fall of the Barmakids
Read more: Q&A: The Rise and Fall of the BarmakidsTales of courtly intrigue, moral testing, romance and reversals of fortune from a rare Persian manuscript…
Inventing London on Blackfriars Bridge, 1896: Part One
By Sean Cubitt Note from the editors of Journal of British Cinema and Television: Given the current state of culture…
Covenants and Covenanting
By Neil McIntyre This month, The Scottish Historical Review publishes the first of a series of special issues that tackle…
About William S. Burroughs
By Stanley Gontarski American outlier writer, William S. Burroughs, was a creative force, as a writer in his own right,…
Scottish Affairs Special Issue on Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs): Whose interests does an ACEs agenda for Scotland actually serve?
By Ariane Critchley, Emma Davidson, Laura H.V. Wright The guest editors of the November 2020 edition of Scottish Affairs share…
5 Lesser-known Werewolf Films to Watch on Halloween
Craig Ian Mann discusses all things werewolf with his pick of5 Lesser-known Werewolf Films to Watch on Halloween.
The Jesuits and the Globalisation of the Renaissance
By Peter Burke The idea that the unintended consequences of human action are often more important – for better and…
The Future of the Energy Transition for Middle East Gulf Economies Post Pandemic
By Jamil Hijazi, Jessica Obeid and Michel-Ange Medlej Jamil Hijazi and co-authors (Jessica Obeid and Michael-Ange Medlej) navigate the future…
The Poisonous Flowers of H. Rider Haggard’s Cleopatra: Part Three
By Jemma Stewart Read Part 1 and Part 2 of this blog series. Rose Roses…have ever reigned as queens of…
The Poisonous Flowers of H. Rider Haggard’s Cleopatra: Part Two
By Jemma Stewart Read Part 1 of this blog series. Lotus And as the voice spoke, a cold hand touched…