How Turkish coffee destroyed an empire
Kahve was a favourite drink of the Ottoman Empire’s ruling class. Little did they know it would one day hasten the empire’s demise
Kahve was a favourite drink of the Ottoman Empire’s ruling class. Little did they know it would one day hasten the empire’s demise
A new book celebrates the achievements of early Muslims, and dispels some myths along the way
Before the world had been fully explored, cartographers often made educated but incorrect guesses. They also just made things up
“Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts” will be the cultural bestseller of the season. Fiammetta Rocco meets the man who has examined more medieval manuscripts than anyone in history
Had it not been for the civil war, Americans might still be playing cricket, not baseball
Established 500 years ago, Venice’s Jewish ghetto still has some lessons to give
The ABBA museum in Stockholm is both playground and reliquary – sublime and sombre
The story needed Spielberg the showman. Instead it got Spielberg the history professor
Duncan McLaren looks at lovers through history – beautiful, gay, volatile, tragic and enduring