Beds and their Bedfellows
A history from the earliest humans to those occupying ‘the bed of the future’.
History Today
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.
Misery in the Head
In the stomach, the mind, or the brain – migraine’s causes and remedies have been debated for 2,000 years.
The First Shots in the Irish War of Independence
A squalid incident in Tipperary set the tone for a bitter conflict.
The Art of War
No one understood the literary dimension of conflict better than Michael Howard.
Interpreting the Ottoman Empire
The multifarious motives of Europe’s Ottoman scholars.