Travelers have an advantage when it comes to learning from history: When we see its legacy in person, we better understand its lessons.

From Adolf Hitler to Joseph Stalin, from Benito Mussolini to Romania's Nicolae Ceausescu, these dictators held the continent in their iron grip during the last century. But built below the surface ...

‘An intellectual who looked into the darkest corners of 20th century European history’ with a ‘great personal warmth’ Philip Nord, the Rosengarten Professor of Modern and Contemporary History, ...

Going to the toilet is universal but how often do we take the time to reflect on the environmental impact of our bathroom habits?

Music was greatly influenced by the enormous political events which shook Europe in the middle of the 20th Century. Shostakovich, in particular, was persecuted by the Soviet regime when his music was ...