The peopling of Europe from the first venturers to the Vikings.
Reviews: History
Book review: ‘The Adventures of Sir Thomas Browne in the 21st Century’ by Hugh Aldersey-Williams
Looking at the world through the eyes of a 17th-century polymath.
Book review: ‘Arctic Dreams’ by Barry Lopez
Deservedly seen as a classic.
Book review: ‘Rising Ground’ by Philip Marsden
A search for the spirit of place.
Book review: ‘Ghost Town’ by Jeff Young
A Liverpool shadowplay.
Book review: ‘Something of His Art’ by Horatio Clare
Walking to Lübeck with J.S. Bach.
Book review: ‘Spike Island’ by Philip Hoare
The memory of a military hospital.
Book review: ‘Surfacing’ by Kathleen Jamie
A third collection of wonderful essays from my favourite writer.
Book review: ‘Evolution’ by Brian & Deborah Charlesworth
A very short introduction.
Book review: ‘Darwin’ by Jonathan Howard
A very short introduction.