Day of Dissent in the DDR
The East German Uprising of 1953 was the first major revolt to take place in the Soviet Bloc.
History Today
Ferdinand Columbus, Bibliophile
The second son of Christopher Columbus amassed one of the greatest collections of books and prints of the Renaissance.
England’s Taming of Pocahontas
Pocahontas and John Smith’s story of captivity, salvation and conversion became a tool to justify Britain’s conquest of the New World.
Princes, Profits and the Prophet
The 18th century was a turbulent period in Javanese history, when local kingdoms, Dutch traders and a mysterious Turk became embroiled in a series of bloody conflicts.
The Alhambra: A Sumptuous but Fragile Jewel
A comprehensive study of the Alhambra cuts through centuries of myth to give us a sense of the vibrant spectacle that greeted its original residents and diplomatic visitors.
Napoleon: Cutting a swathe through Europe
How Napoleon bestrode Europe, playing a deadly serious ‘game of thrones’.
The Invisible Countess
Born into one of Britain’s great political dynasties and married into another, Mary Elizabeth Pitt was determined to embrace the responsibilities of a woman of her standing, despite the many obstacles in her way.
The Battle of Rorke’s Drift
Why is the siege such a popular and controversial imperial episode?
The Long History of Memory
An exploration of early modern memory complicates the idea that the period relied on traditions and repetition to understand the past.
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
In their quest to collect all the knowledge of the known world, Roman authors also recorded the strange and the fabulous.