History Today

The 17th and 18th century European scholars who pioneered the study of Arabic and Islam as an academic discipline.

Those pushing the burgeoning field of Classical Reception Studies probably hadn’t intended to leave the door ajar for heavy metal.

What the Easter 1920 riots in Jerusalem revealed about British rule in Palestine.

Everything you thought you knew about the Aztecs is wrong.

Ovid’s tale inspired one of the world’s greatest works of art.

What the media missed while covering the discovery of two statues in Rome.

When was the Year of the Four Popes? Who were the Sacred Band of Thebes?

How Worcestershire sauce changed the way we look at medieval manuscripts.

How Chinese porcelain became a worldwide sensation, changing tastes and the global economy.

Historians should remind themselves that quantity and quality are often very different things.