History Today

The modern belief that the Middle Ages was a time of ignorance and superstition means that we often end up believing fantastic stories, too, as the tale of a Czech preacher and his emperor demonstrates.

The prime minister at the time of Napoleon’s defeat was a keen observer of European politics. His government sought a balance of power on the Continent, but with minimal British engagement.

As the Battle of Britain raged overhead, the nation’s women were urged to salvage metal for the war effort. But was it just propaganda?

Revelations about the US nuclear codes during the Cold War from the man who helped draft the policy. 

Canada’s attempts to ‘assimilate’ its Indigenous population following the Indian Act of 1876 have been described as cultural genocide.

The cult of the quintessentially English saint was the product of the Vikings who defeated him.

A horrifying tale of reckless daring and ecological catastrophe.

The winner of the 2018 Longman-History Today Book Prize provides an intriguing and accessible study on the evolution, dissemination and continued influence of Edmund Burke’s political ideas.

The spread of air conditioning across the US brought an industrial boom in the first half of the 20th century – at a cost to the environment. 

‘What is the most common misconception about my field? That it is ‘great man’ history.’