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James Baresel
The Borgia story isn't all debauchery
the borgias: power and fortune by paul strathern atlantic books, 400pp, £25/$28.95 the dubious distinction of serving as the stereotypical e...
Not just breakfast: How Tiffany revolutionised the stained-glass window
eternal light by catherine shotick d giles, 82pp, £20/$25 in the 19th century artistic movements attempted to revive styles associated with ...
Frederick II clashed with the Pope, but he was no secularist
the two powers by brett edward whalen university of pennsylvania press, 328pp, £70/$80 pope gregory ix (1227-1241) may not be among the most...
Russell Kirk's fiction is unjustly ignored
the writings of catholic convert russell kirk exert no more than a marginal influence outside of limited circles, which is a common cause fo...
The royal bully who retired to a monastery
emperor: a new life of charles v by geoffrey parker yale, 760pp, £25/$35 early 16th-century demographics can lead one to wonder how protesta...
Wren brought Rome to London – without ever going there
sir christopher wren by paul rabbitts shire publications, 96pp, £9.99/$14 displaying a typically victorian aversion to the classicising aest...
Christians weren't Ancient Rome's only victims
ten caesars by barry strauss simon and schuster, 432pp, £20/$28 one is naturally disposed to be defensive of “western civilisation”, in part...
When Native Americans backed the Jacobite cause
storm of the sea by matthew r bahar oxford university press, 320pp, £22.99/$35 it was 1715 and a tribal people were preparing to assist in r...
The surprising truth about the Roman army at the time of Christ
the roman army and the new testament by christopher zeichmann fortress academic, 208pp, £60/$80 few phrases are as cringe-inducing as “the h...
How Westminster Abbey suffered from no longer being Catholic
treasures of westminster abbey by tony trowles scala art, 176pp, £16.99/$25 walking into once catholic churches appropriated by other religi...
Henry VI: The well-meaning ruler whose world fell to pieces
henry vi and margaret of anjou by amy license, pen and sword books, 256pp, £19.99/$35 during my days as an undergraduate, a professor of his...
Another look at a misunderstood movement
as is the case for much of the 19th century’s best art and architecture, the works of the pre-raphaelites can seem to be motivated by a desi...
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