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David Abulafia

Distinguished only by his errors
"Many, perhaps most, books about Israel are full of tendentious delusions. This is one of the worst examples"
David Abulafia

In Corbyn’s mind, there is no place for the Jews
The anti-Semitism now rampant in Labour’s left-wing ruling elite has deep roots in history — but the party leader has no objection to it
David Abulafia

Witty and readable — but mind the gaps
The second instalment of Simon Schama's history of the Jewish people is typically energetic but has some serious failings
David Abulafia

Crusades, Spies, And Cruising
The colourful life of Steven Runciman: historian, scholar-diplomat, and possibly spy
David Abulafia

Bad King Wenceslas
"Jean-Claude Juncker is not the first Luxembourger to imagine he can dictate the future of Europe"
David Abulafia

The Europe Britain Made
Brendan Simms's new book places Britain at the centre of European history in unexpected and stimulating ways
David Abulafia

The English Public School: An Apologia
Universities should not impose quotas on privately educated students. It is a crude tool which may exclude those from humble backgrounds
David Abulafia

Lucky Jim and La Longue Durée
In a short and ambitious book The History Manifesto, Jo Guldi and David Armitage  explore the human condition and who we will become
David Abulafia

Cruising Around the Ancient Med
David Abulafia

Misunderstood For Six Hundred Years
The negative image of Gypsies that persists today is the result of centuries-old xenophobia, misrepresentation and downright fantasy
David Abulafia

Underrated: Abroad
The ravenous longing for the infinite possibilities of “otherwhere”
Stephen Bayley

The king of cakes
"Yuletide revels were designed to see you through the dark days — and how dark they seem today"
Carolyn Hart

A tripod in the sky
The view from above
Christian House
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