Bats: Out of Hell?
It took an Irish Gothic novelist to tie up centuries of demonic mythology surrounding this leathery, nocturnal mammal.
History Today
The East India Company Before Empire
In its earliest days, the East India Company was seen not as a threat to Asia’s elites, but as a means of strengthening their powers.
Making Massacre
A Dutch conspiracy trial in the Indonesian archipelago gave birth to a sadly enduring English word.
Why Study the Past?
History can teach, inspire, warn, include and exclude; its uses change to fit the present moment.
Jind Kaur: The Fall of India’s Last Sikh Queen
Ambitious Sikh queen Jind Kaur faced division among the Sikh Empire’s subjects and the might of the British in India.
Death of a Medieval Polymath
Hildegard of Bingen died on 17 September 1179.
The First Blind Medical Trials
Cures and treatments have always offered potential riches to their inventors. But how was one supposed to know what worked and what didn’t?
No Such Thing
Are China and Hong Kong one country, one history?
The Western Gaze
Russian history through western correspondents.
Judith and Holofernes
A tale of female revenge, power and solidarity.