Poland’s Resistance
The first nation to stand up to Hitler’s appetite for empire paid a grim price for its decision.
History Today
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.
Britain’s Forgotten Citizens
What did it mean to be black and British in the Caribbean in the 20th century?
Pause and Effect
The past and future of punctuation marks.
Defeat of the Dutch Fleet
On 23 January 1795, William of Orange's fleet, stuck in frozen waters of the Zuiderzee, was attacked by the French cavalry.
Solving a Renaissance Murder Mystery
The most powerful family of Florence and the most powerful man in the world offer a new solution to one of the most notorious crimes of the age.