The Curious Power of Tarot Cards to Explain and Reveal
A new exhibition in London traces the evolution of tarot from Renaissance Italy to the present day, with the card designs shifting to reflect the times.
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Meet Europe’s Gaullists, Atlanticists, denialists and Putinists
On February 3rd European Union leaders will meet in Brussels both to take stock of the situation and to pitch fresh ideas. (Sir Keir Starmer, Britain’s prime minister, will join part of the meeting, ...
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Forgotten Muslim builders gave medieval Europe its iconic architecture
Historian Diana Darke argues in “Islamesque” that Europe’s monuments owe a vast debt to Muslim craftsmen and designers.
Humans May Have Moved to Europe Much Sooner Than We Thought
The research puts humans in Europe earlier than previously believed. Multiple cut-marked bones offer a key clue into the ...
Was Queen Victoria the first influencer? How the ‘media monarch’ shaped the modern world
From white wedding dresses to Christmas trees, Victoria’s personal choices became global trends—long before the age of social ...