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.
From the founding of Kiev in the ninth century through to the present, the Russian Empire has been both a predator and a victim.
In England, Shrove Tuesday has not just symbolised feasting, fasting and family, but riot and rebellion, too.
Travelling into the past of London’s great train stations.
On his death, John Keats and his work looked sure to be forgotten. Why is his poetry now so well-loved?
Ungainly but fleet of foot, the flightless bird offers insights into the life of a legendary pharaoh.
‘Struggles matter in and of themselves.’
What can be known about Peru’s pre-Incan civilisation, the Chachapoya people or ‘Warriors of the Clouds’?
Love conquers all in Botticelli’s sensuous mythological masterpiece.
History neglected is as troubling as history erased. We need to rethink the discipline.
