History Today

The by-elections of 1938 are part of the long history of Independent Progressives in British politics.

A deceived god has a creative outburst.

‘What will future generations judge us most harshly for? Losing the Second Cold War to China.’

Despite his influence on the likes of Charles Darwin, the 18th-century ‘parson-naturalist’ is sorely underrated.

A new book seeks to change the way we look at the Second World War by challenging three enduring myths about Britain’s involvement. 

‘See they don’t let us down when we come back this time ’, called the British soldiers embarking for the D-Day invasion.

The revolt against President Omar al-Bashir is not the first in Sudan’s history, but it is the first since Africa’s former largest country split in two.

In this episode we travel to the south coast of England where we witness the final preparations for D-Day, before joining the Allied forces on the beaches of Normandy.

An alliance of unlike minds offered hope for the future during Europe’s darkest days.

Throughout the 1970s, the feminist group Dolle Mina combined radical protests with conceptual art.