February Quiz
Which president appears on the $5,000 bill? When was the Reichstag Fire?
History Today
Is Social Media Good for History?
Facebook, Twitter and other social media platforms are widely used by historians. But does anyone benefit?
A History of Monkeys
From wall paintings in Egyptian tombs to the margins of illuminated manuscripts, we have always used portrayals of monkeys to express our more animal side.
The Scholar’s Tale
What links Tolkien and Chaucer?
Poland’s Resistance
The first nation to stand up to Hitler’s appetite for empire paid a grim price for its decision.
The Pilgrim Settlers Before the Mayflower
23 years before the Mayflower, the first pilgrim settlers to America tried, and failed, to settle in Newfoundland.
Academic Debts
Decent popular history would be impossible without the scholarly endeavours of the academy.
Triumph of Galatea
The water nymph, whose affair with a peasant shepherd inspired numerous works of art.
Slaves and Indians
Europeans did not introduce slavery to North America – although they did change the way it was practised.
That Terrible Thing Called Jealousy
Love and possession during the Italian economic miracle.