History Today Magazine – April 2025 Preview

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HISTORY TODAY MAGAZINE (March 25, 2025): The latest issue features ‘The Lost World of Ancient Assyria’ – The Library of Ashurbanipal, the African king at Edward VII’s coronation, the origins of India’s Brahmins, British witnesses to Buchenwald, spinning James I’s succession, and more.

The Library of Ashurbanipal

When it was discovered in the 19th century, the Library of Ashurbanipal revealed an ancient Assyrian empire previously known only through myth.

Bloody Mary and the Missing Heir

A male heir might have saved Queen Mary’s reign, and changed the shape of global Catholicism for good.

Vietdamned’ by Clive Webb review

Can Vietdamned: How the World’s Greatest Minds Put America on Trial by Clive Webb rescue Bertrand Russell and Jean-Paul Sartre’s activism from irrelevance?

Times Literary Supplement – March 28, 2025 Preview

TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT (March 26, 2025): The latest issue features ‘Many Muses’ – The women who inspired Rainer Maria Rilke; The real prime minister; Elon Musk’s big wink; The occult world of Ithell Colquhoun…

The New York Times – Wednesday, March 26, 2025

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Trump Downplays Signal Leak, Backing Waltz and Pointing Finger at Journalist

Democrats denounced the country’s top intelligence officials for “sloppy, careless, incompetent behavior” for discussing secret military plans in a group chat.

Now Europe Knows What Trump’s Team Calls It Behind Its Back: ‘Pathetic’

Trump officials have demanded more European military spending and questioned the continent’s values. Leaked messages show the depth of the rift.

Russia and Ukraine Agree to Stop Fighting in Black Sea, White House Says

The deal was limited, and it was not clear when or how it would start. The Kremlin also demanded some Western sanctions be lifted first.

Forgotten in Jail Without a Lawyer: How a Texas Town Fails Poor Defendants

People in Maverick County spend months in jail waiting to be charged with minor crimes. Some are simply lost in the system.