History Today

A Japanese genre of painting, rooted in Buddhist ideals, takes an unflinching view of the dead.

Covid-19 has rekindled ancient tensions between city and country.

Worms are among the simplest of creatures. But, as Darwin discovered, even they share things in common with humanity.

The First World War offered new opportunities for enterprising female doctors.

Despite a legion of suitors, the wife of Odysseus remains loyal to his memory.

Discovering Machiavelli’s talent for losing.

Coffeehouses and coffee were not as closely related as one might think.

How presidential images show us that in politics, as in entertainment, appearances matter.

Against the backdrop of the French Revolution, some sought to maintain the status quo, others to overthrow it. What role did the botany of Tahiti play?

Theodore left Rome for Canterbury on 27 May 668.