Today’s featured articles
The image of Cardinal Richelieu, carefully crafted during his lifetime, soon became that of a demonic schemer. How?
The Battle of Stalingrad began in August 1942, subjecting its residents to months of living hell. But few doubted that the city was worth defending.
How did Washington Post cartoonist Clifford Kennedy Berryman – with a little help from Theodore Roosevelt – spark the creation of the world’s favourite soft toy?
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The Pilgrim as a Historian
Pilgrimage is not meant to be easy, but it remains a popular pursuit – even for non-believers.
The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain
The real female Victorian detectives were every bit as bold as their fictional counterparts – and far more prevalent than we might assume.
‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
Can The Green Ages: Medieval Innovations in Sustainability by Annette Kehnel find anything worth recycling in medieval modes of living?
How Ancient Greece Shaped the British Raj
British agents of empire saw their actions in India through the texts of their classical educations. They looked for Alexander, cast themselves as Aeneas and hoped to emulate Augustus.
On the Spot: Gina Anne Tam
‘What is the most common misconception about my field? That China has “5,000 years” of continuous history.’
A Christmas to Save the Byzantine Empire
Henry IV had a special guest for Christmas in 1400: the Byzantine emperor Manuel II Palaiologos. United by their Christian faith, they were nonetheless on separate sides of the East-West schism. How did they celebrate?
Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
November 2024 marks the 30th anniversary of the first passenger trains between London and Paris. What does the history of the Channel Tunnel tell us about Britain’s relationship with its neighbours?
The St Brice’s Day Massacre
When paying off the Vikings failed to yield lasting peace, on 13 November 1002 king Æthelred ordered the slaughter of England’s Danes instead.
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Violence in Medieval monasteries, winning an election in Ancient Rome, why Uruguay legalised duelling, East German solidarity with North Korea, Tudor libel and the politics of forgiveness.
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