History Today

Utopian ideas from an era that looked to the future with optimism.

The long history of drinking games – and how to win them.

Who was the first and only prime minister to be assassinated? How many people were in the Council of Ten?

As human populations expand and their exploitation of the globe increases, so does their vulnerability to certain diseases.

Human suffering is at the heart of Michelangelo’s masterpiece.

A history of the clean body is also a history of societal expectation, technological innovation, class, privacy and spare time.

The English came late to gardening, but they have more than made up for it.

Will the pandemic see a boom in local history, or will it spur a desire for global perspectives? Perhaps both.

Four historians consider the harm caused by those who should have helped their political masters.