History Today

For 200 years, the House of Commons Library has guided politicians and policy.

The life and work of the war poet and author is revealed in all its rich complexity.

The long, often troubled relationship between Britain and India has led to some extraordinary cross-cultural innovations in cuisine.

A study of cultish rituals in Roman Britain reveals a cross-fertilisation of religions.

Snoopy’s Flying Ace persona and his battles with the Red Baron reflected one generation’s memories of the First World War and shaped those of the next.

The ancient Egyptian gods of creation and knowledge vanquish the ‘Lord of Chaos’.

How does the process of colourisation affect our understanding of history?

By escaping its neighbour’s orbit, the history of Ireland has moved out of its traditional comfort zones.

If the English language had taken a different path, historians might not exist.

Britain’s psychological warfare campaign against the Nazis pre-empted the information wars of the 21st century.