The Unrefined Regency
Crime and punishment, theatre, sex, war, and empire.
History Today
Catching Fuchs
The nuclear physicist who revealed secrets to the Soviets.
Catherine dei Medici and the French Wars of Religion
For thirty years Queen Mother of France, Catherine dei Medici tried to pursue a middle way through the political and religious problems of the age.
There’s Something About Marie
Going beyond the clichés to reveal Marie-Antoinette as a political operator with real influence.
Beds and their Bedfellows
A history from the earliest humans to those occupying ‘the bed of the future’.
Christmas Quiz
What tradition did Martin Luther begin? In what year was ‘Good King Wenceslas’ assassinated?
The Eggnog Riots
The Riot Act was read to young officers at West Point Military Academy on 25 December 1826, following a boisterous party which began the night before.
The Inca’s Last Stand
An Indigenous rebellion in colonial Argentina foreshadowed later risings – and resonates to this day.
A Uighurs’ History of China
The repression in China’s Xinjiang region has deep historical roots.
Travels Through Time: Eleanor of Aquitaine
Death, fealty, homage and power in 1199.