Absolutely everything under the sun
Plus, Julia Child’s letters, a child transplanted from the Kalahari, the epic story of the black exodus from the American South, a chambermaid’s tale, and how objects reveal the world’s history
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Crash goes the Colosseum
The country’s historic landmarks are crumbling, and critics say government just doesn’t seem to care
High praise for low-life horse racing
Plus, why Cleopatra got a raw deal, the man who killed Pluto, Keith Richards on Mick Jagger, Louisa May Alcott’s revenge, and the vanishing ski bum
No more the forgotten king
A new movie and book remove shy George VI from history’s footnotes
PHOTOS: The pageantry of the past
Over the last century, royal weddings have become grand public spectacles. Thousands gather to watch shows of uncommon refinement—and ordinary optimism.
Remembrance Day special
Heartbreaking and hair-raising stories from WWII veterans: excerpts from The Memory Project
The Memory Project – Bob Farquharson, Supplying the front
’We flew in false teeth and eyeglasses’
Against specialization
Remember when choice and flexibility were good things?
Was Louis Riel insane?
Though the Metis leader didn’t agree, madness seemed the best defence against charges of high treason
Der Führer’s secret past
New DNA tests on his relatives reveal that Hitler may have had North African and Jewish ancestors