Reviews

Why did Asia not have postwar peace?

A level-headed chronicle of the varied impact of climate on our history.

The familiar story of the 17th century told through unfamiliar voices.

The Holocaust as European history.

Recalling Hollywood’s best anecdotes and old grudges.

The extraordinary life of Henry Christophe, King of Haiti from 1811 to 1820.

Correspondence from the members of the doomed expedition to find the Northwest Passage.

Guru to the World: The Life and Legacy of Vivekananda by Ruth Harris uncovers the Hindu guru’s life of epiphanies and contradictions.

Not a queen or a saint, witch or idealised lady-love, the Wife of Bath is a much-married working woman and an enthusiastic traveller.

Edda Mussolini: The Most Dangerous Woman in Europe by Caroline Moorehead explores how Italy became enslaved by ‘a corrupt gang of warmongers’.