European Witch-hunting and the Pendle Witches
Celebrating Halloween by exploring how the story of the Pendle Witches forms a part of the wider European witch-hunting craze of the Early Modern period.
Culture & Arts
Campus lives: books about university students for university students
Jane Rance discusses her favourite books about being an undergraduate student.
Review of London’s latest Chanel Manifesto Exhibition
In this week's Editor's Note, our Editor-in-Chief reviews the current Chanel Manifesto Exhibition dedicated to the iconic fashion brand Chanel, located in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. The…
Mazzy Star: what is so endearing about notoriously sad music?
Jade Barnes provides a commentary on why sad music, and specifically Mazzy Star's music, is so captivating for modern day listeners.
Egyptian-Israeli Peace: 45 Years On
Today, the 27th of October, marks forty-five years since Menachem Begin and Mohamed Anwar Al-Sadat were awarded the 1978 Nobel Peace Prize for having negotiated peace between Egypt and Israel,…
The holy and the broken: The philosophy of Leonard Cohen
Zara Dewing discusses Leonard Cohen's philosophy of the darkness and light of life, within his discography
‘Otherwise, you live’: what Louise Glück tells us about death
In light of the great poet's passing, Audrey Wong examines how Glück's own words provide consolation about mortality.
Have we been unfair to Æthelred the Unready?
Jack Farrant explores whether Æthelred the Unready deserves his poor legacy
The perfect books for this autumn
As the leaves turn crisp and orange, and the chill of the air turns our fingers blue with cold, nothing is more appealing than curling up under a blanket and…
Was Henry V really ‘the greatest man who ever ruled England’?
Ciaran Cook explores the reign and reputation of Henry V