History Today

Public monuments have become sites of historical conflict, revealing bitter divisions over interpretations of the past.

A 19th-century tale of sex, royalty and corruption which inspired scores of satirists and even the makers of curiosity mugs.

Beaverbrook’s radical vision and prominent platform gave him enormous political sway.

Even for Nazi Camp survivors who sought to eradicate them, they were hard to define.

Catacombs, cemeteries and the dead as a revolutionary force.

A pitiless, profound and influential Greek myth.

The changing fates of one of France’s grandest castles are a microcosm for its history.

An alliance between Louis XIV and a Transylvanian prince was just one aspect of the Sun King’s ambition to dominate Europe.

Two new biographies advance our understanding of the Ultima Thule in evil.

During the Renaissance, the beard was the defining feature of a man.