History Today

A courtier of refined sensibility and an adventurer of bold and boundless ambition.

Join us as we explore a fantastic range of historical subjects and eras with those who know it best.

‘Our work on the Calais ‘Jungle’ forced me to change my mind about freedom of movement.’

A bridge between India and Persia.

Looking beyond cuneiform signs to the people who impressed them.

In Anglo-Saxon England a hill could be a dragon’s lair and a ditch the home of gods.

What does it mean to rebuild Notre-Dame?

Why the US shuns its Spanish heritage.

In a post-truth world, how do we study history?

From Garotters to Peaky Blinders: is youth ‘not what it used to be’?