Antonio Pattori
The perils of historical comparison and the dangerous origins of Putin’s ideology
"Historical comparisons can reveal potential outcomes yet no hard facts."
Hysterical Histories: Great Escapes
"Frank Morris, and Clarence and John Anglin, successfully escaped Alcatraz Island after tucking papier-mâché heads into their beds: these were models of themselves made to sneak out at night, literally like mere sixteen year old teenagers."
Hysterical Histories: Horrid Henry VI
October 2021 will mark the 550th anniversary of one of the most bizarre, yet relatively unknown, events in human history: the restoration of Henry...
It’s coming to Rome: The Italian response to Euro 2020
"in order to win you need more experience, hard work, respect, and, most importantly, humility. The humility to realise that football does not have a home, but rather chooses one."