History Today

The priestesses of Delphi played a pivotal role in the religious life of the ancient Greek world, connecting the human to the divine. 

A comparison chart illustrating the beauty that science could produce.

Historiography is one of the essential tools for unlocking the past. Without it, history is a bloodless pursuit. 

In the first games, which began on 6 April, 1896, 241 athletes from 14 countries competed in 43 events.

We ask leading historians 20 questions on why their research matters, one book everyone should read and their views on the Tudors ...

The Hydra, a magazine produced by shell shock patients, was pioneering as a mental health care treatment.

The Six Day War of 1967, in which Israel devastated its Arab neighbours, also struck a blow against the military prowess of the Soviet Union and its Warsaw Pact satellites.

Æthelred the Unready was king of a divided nation that lived in fear of the ‘divine punishment’ of the Vikings. Piety and prayer became his weapons of choice. 

The deal to buy Alaska from Russia was signed on 30 March 1867.

An extensively researched, hard-hitting reassessment of British rule in India pulls no punches, but does not tell the whole story.