History Today

Were humanist free-thinkers the engineers of magic’s decline?

In 1726, Mary Toft gave birth to rabbits. The case became a test of the doctors’ scientific principles.

The history of the Third Reich remains as popular as ever. Why?

Recent political crises have shown the importance – and neglect – of constitutional history.

The conspirators who planned to assassinate the Prime Minister and his Cabinet were arrested on 23 February 1820.

The slippery subject of eel reproduction evaded human understanding for millennia.

Acre was the most cosmopolitan city in the medieval world. Its inhabitants thought it too valuable to destroy. They were wrong.

Stately homes surrounded by extravagant gardens are a staple of the English countryside, but how were they funded?

Quarantine is intended to protect, but it can also punish.