A space in which to take a place, an object or an idea and hold it up to the light, to see it for what it is through the mists of time

The historian

The historian

On the lifelong lessons of history | Issue 21 | 2022
Time gone by

Time gone by

A photo essay by Mark Heathcote | Issue 21 | 2022
The historian

The historian

On Shanghai as a metamorphic rock| Issue 20 | 2022
The historian

The historian

Amid the chaos of war, artworks can go missing | Issue 19 | 2021
The historian

The historian

Three tales of medieval lockdown | Issue 18 | 2020
The historian

The historian

On being Hispanic | Issue 17 | 2020
The historian

The historian

On growing up in East Germany | Issue 16 | 2019
The historian

The historian

PEN exists to give writers a voice | Issue 15 | 2019
The historian

The historian

En mi viejo San Juan | Issue 14 | 2018
The historian

The historian

On Poland's King Jadwiga | Issue 13 | 2018
The historian

The historian

On the Jesuits in China | Issue 12 | 2017
The historian

The historian

On the movements of people across Europe in the sixteenth century | Issue 11 | 2017
The historian

The historian

On opera | Issue 10 | 2016