History Extra podcast: Queen Victoria’s secret love affair
Ever since the 1870s, rumours have swirled around Queen Victoria and her Highland servant John Brown. Were the pair in love? Could they have got married? And might they even have…
Noble Blood: The Thousand-Day Conclave
1268–1271 papal election The papal election that followed the death of Pope Clement IV lasted from 1 December 1268 to 1 September 1271 and was the longest in the history…
Noble Blood: The ”Wild” Nobleman of French Court
Petrus Gonsalvus was born with a rare genetic condition that meant he was entirely covered in hair. His life took him to French court, where he lived as an oddity,…
Noble Blood Through the Eyes of La Castiglione
More than a hundred years before the selfie became commonplace, a woman in France used photographs to immortalize her favorite subject: herself. But as she aged, she became a lighting…
MUEL #01: Morning Glow Mix | Chill Morning Living Room Playlist
Perfect for slow mornings, quiet focus, or simply allowing your space to breathe. This set invites calm, clarity, and contemplation through 20 carefully selected tracks. Let it drift through your…
You Can’t Go Home Again
Ágota Kristóf’s confounding fictions of exile
Queen Victoria At Kensington Palace With Lucy Worsley
BAFTA winning historian and Joint Chief Curator of Historic Royal Palaces Lucy Worsley takes Dan Snow on a tour of Kensington Palace, one of the principle royal residences since 1689.…
Are the Gilded Age interiors accurate?
The Gilded Age season just ended, but we have interiors to judge. Are these interiors accurate to the IRL gilded age. And more importantly, would Edith Wharton like them? We…
How payment networks control the definition of acceptable sex in videogames
We speak to adult industry researchers and Stripe alumni about Steam and Itch.io's NSFW content cull
Arsène Lupin
By Sonallah Ibrahim Translated by Emily Drumsta