Shadows of the First World War: Surveillance, Censorship, and the Right to Privacy
by Catherine Katz
Catherine Katz is an MPhil in Modern European History student at the University of Cambridge.
In a recent Wall Street Journal article, historian...
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Aug 25
The Stone of Destiny
by Emily Ward
Do you need a crown to be a king? The answer may seem obvious to those familiar with the concept of a coronation ceremony, like the recent one held in Spain, during which a crown is placed upon the head of the monarch-to-be as part of the recognition of their kingship or queenship. The image of the crown and its symbolic links to royalty are consistently promulgated in mediums from literature and artwork to films and even children’s dressing up costumes. But, when is a crown not a crown? …when it’s a stone.
