Doctoring the Ladies
Although not allowed to study at university, women in 18th-century England still found ways to join – and challenge – the scholarly world.
History Today
The Temple of Artemis Burns
On 21 July 356 BC, the day Alexander the Great was said to have been born, the temple burned to the ground.
Slaves to War
The military elite of the Muslim world was comprised of men who had been captured and forced into service. But to what extent were they subject to slavery?
Kazakhstan’s Nuclear Nightmare
During the Cold War, nearly a quarter of all the world’s nuclear testing took place in Kazakhstan, in secret. In 1986, a high-profile disaster in Ukraine changed that.
Oil and Water: The Tanker Wars
The Strait of Hormuz has become a fraught passage in the Tanker Wars between Iran and Iraq.
A Well-Trodden Road
An admirable retelling of the traditional history of appeasement.
Chaucer: The Poet in His World
Is a biography of Chaucer impossible?
Heads Turned by Treasure
Archaeologists and historians are on the same side, despite what journalists say.
Are Empires Always Bad?
Empires have been part of human history for millennia. Are they, of necessity, a bad thing?
Retracing The Steps
An intimate understanding of John Buchan with a scholarly reading of the immense mass of his papers