History Today

On 27 February 380, divine punishment and imperial retribution were threatened for those who rejected the Nicene creed.

The complexities of Haitian Vodou were misunderstood and exploited by imperialists, with tales of human sacrifices and cannibalism a backdrop to the US invasion of 1915.

Not since the Middle Ages have the ancient traditions of fancy dress been so potent.

Having achieved success in the Seven Years War, the following decade would be a chastening experience for Britain, culminating in the loss of its American colonies. 

Electric cars seem to offer a solution to the problem of the internal combustion engine. But technological advances have other consequences. 

Solitude was treated with suspicion in the Middle Ages. For most people it has only been a possibility in recent times.

Futurism was launched like a political movement on the front page of Le Figaro on 20 February 1909.

An armed uprising by a handful of religious extremists in Restoration London led to serious consequences for British and, ultimately, world history. 

Puccini’s opera revealed misunderstandings and stereotypes on both sides of the East-West divide.

The resort to law was an integral and regular part of everyday life in medieval Britain – and not just for men. Town court records offer glimpses into the lives of hundreds of ordinary women, through the lawsuits they were involved in.