History Today

The myth of Narcissus is a cautionary Classical story of solipsism and self-obsession.

‘What will future generations judge us most harshly for? That we allowed Donald Trump to violate the US constitution.’

A translator alters more than a text’s language, turning the process into a political statement.

Two fascinating, in-depth studies look, respectively, at representations of the Bard as a historical character and perceptions of his originality and reputation.

The late, great American novelist performed an important, but little-known, cultural role during the Cold War.  

Josephine Quinn’s authoritative and engaging new study questions whether the Phoenicians had a homogeneous language or cultural heritage.

The unlikely links between an obscure English saint and a Viking warrior.

The worst monsters to the Anglo-Saxon mind were those who thought like humans but chose to act differently.