Roger Moorhouse on the historical echoes in the war in Ukraine
Kavita Puri on the bitter, lasting legacy of the Spanish Civil War
Tracy Borman and Michael Wood on the history of royal funerals
Diarmaid MacCulloch, emeritus professor of the history of the church at the University of Oxford: Eight years ago, Hilary Mantel and I enjoyably mused in this magazine on Henry VIII, Cromwell and Wolf Hall. Since then, her reputation has gone global; now, with shocking suddenness, we have lost her.
Had she never turned to history for inspiration, she would still be remembered as a novelist of supreme artistry. Indeed, I first encountered her and enthusiastically joined the fan club.
