Public and Private Pleasures
Coffeehouses and coffee were not as closely related as one might think.
History Today
In the Eye of the Voter
How presidential images show us that in politics, as in entertainment, appearances matter.
The Roots of Disorder
Botany became an unlikely battlefield in the Age of Revolutions.
Theodore’s Mercy Mission
Theodore left Rome for Canterbury on 27 May 668.
Hard Work
The British government’s universal credit scheme seeks solutions to problems that have frustrated politicians for centuries.
Does Boom Always Follow Bust?
Four historians consider whether the sudden collapse of the world economy caused by the Covid-19 pandemic will be followed by an equally dramatic resurgence.
The Discovery of Sparta
Warriors in red cloaks battling against the odds at Thermopylae is the image usually associated with Sparta. But a richer and more contentious tale lies in the ancient city’s stones.
Thebes: The Forgotten City
The city of Thebes was central to the ancient Greeks’ achievements in politics and culture. For many centuries it has been largely – and often deliberately – forgotten.
The Wrongful Death of Toussaint Louverture
Toussaint Louverture’s lonely death in a French prison cell was not an unfortunate tragedy but a cruel story of betrayal.
Behind the Mask
The Chinese government’s reaction to the Covid-19 pandemic reveals much about its memory of the humiliations of the 19th century.