Significant works reviewed by Engelsberg Ideas writers.
An austere, musically enthralling Die Walküre is the latest instalment in Australian director Barrie Kosky's new Ring Cycle for London's Royal Opera House.
Baron William de Ropp, one of a family of Baltic aristocrats whose fortunes produced eccentric allegiances and adventurous careers, played a significant role in MI6's efforts to ac..
A new exhibition, curated by the King’s Gallery at Buckingham Palace, provides an opulent vision of the Edwardian era that is both unapologetically upper-class and wonderfully enri..
A study of the poetry of the Second World War makes for a vital, and long overdue, contribution to the historical record of the conflict.
Corinne Fowler’s new book tells us precious little about the interplay between the British countryside and colonialism, and a lot about the insular, self-congratulatory worldview o..
Gareth Russell's humane biography of James Stuart offers a refreshing take on the first monarch to wear the crowns of both England and Scotland, exploring his sexuality with a comb..
A subtle and profound history explores how monasticism influenced Christian life for over a millennium, providing places where heaven met earth and flawed human spirits might soar,..
Eastern Europe’s 20th century was defined by an epic march of the peasants into the cities. And yet the world they left behind, and the organised resistance put up by millions to i..
Greater well-being comes not from expanding medical categories but from adjusting our expectations of normal human experience, with all its inevitable discomforts, challenges, and ..
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