Goulash
Though long established as the national dish of Hungary, its origins lie with the rootless, itinerant stockmen who roamed the plains of medieval Mitteleuropa.
History Today
‘Gardens and Gardening in Early Modern England and Wales’ review
Gardens and Gardening in Early Modern England and Wales by Jill Francis explores four centuries of horticultural endeavours.
Postcards and the Russian Revolution
Short, angry missives pinged across the world – Russian propagandists used postcards to get their message across.
‘A German Officer in Occupied Paris’ by Ernst Jünger review
A German Officer in Occupied Paris: The War Journals 1941-1945 by Ernst Jünger collects The Storm of Steel author’s wartime diaries.
‘Diderot and the Art of Thinking Freely’ review
Diderot and the Art of Thinking Freely by Andrew S. Curran explores the trials and tribulations of Denis Diderot.
He Xian Gu
The Taoist Immortal.
Imposter Syndrome
Social mobility and self-invention in the pre-digital age.
My Good Friend Roosevelt
Were US-Cuban relations soured for the want of ten dollars?
How Good is Television as a Medium for History?
Four historians consider how their discipline can best reach a mass audience.
The Great Race of Mercy
A dog sled relay came to the rescue of an epidemic-struck Alaskan community on 2 February 1925.