on history

ANNI MIRABILES: 5BC

Adrian Wooldridge — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 13:53:43 +0000

What was the most important year ever? Andrew Marr suggests it was probably 1776, but Adrian Wooldridge, The Economist's Washington bureau chief, has another idea ... read more »

ON HISTORY: WHY HAS THE MAGNA CARTA LASTED?

Andrew Marr — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 16:57:14 +0000

Anyone who thinks that the Magna Carta is an infallible guide to our current liberties has another thing coming, writes Andrew Marr in his third On History column. The actual document is full of awkward surprises ... read more »

ON HISTORY: LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE SCIENTISTS

Andrew Marr — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 18:27:55 +0000

It is time for better books about how scientists have thought and lived. "Living, intelligent biography should connect, somehow, to the central concerns of civilisation. Ours is a science-based one," writes Andew Marr in his latest history column ... read more »