The unpopularity of Argentina goes back much further than the reaction to its team’s behaviour during the 2026 World Cup. It’s rooted in the 150-year-old idea that “Argentines came from boats from Europe” and were — are — superior to other Latin American people, Matthew Carr explains. The World Cup always produces villains as well […]
16th-century Seville: Spain’s criminal capital
Seville in the 16th century was a city of wealth, the arts and international trade. But, says Matthew Carr, author of The Emperor of Seville, it was also Spain’s criminal capital, winning the nickname of the Great Babylon. He tells Historia how Seville embodied the paradox at the heart of Spain’s Golden Age. History tends […]