Dedication Is What You Need
Seemingly inconsequential, dedicating books to royalty was a vital part of Tudor publishing.
History Today
The Mediterranean and the Atlantic
The relationship between the very different expanses of the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea began long before Columbus.
America’s ‘Lawrence of Arabia’
Wendell Phillips is not remembered fondly in Yemen.
Practical Philosophy and Benjamin Franklin
Long before he helped to draft the Declaration of Independence, Franklin was a printer, an inventor and a philosopher.
The Map: Canterbury Cathedral, 12th century
An aerial view of a hydraulic system that pumped fresh water into the monastic complex.
The Addis Ababa Massacre
Italy's conquest of Addis Ababa was hailed an imperial triumph by Mussolini, though most Ethiopians had only bows and arrows with which to defend themselves.
Sanitising the Suffragettes
Why is it so easy to forget an unsavoury aspect of Britain’s recent past?
The Tragedy of Charles I
Nearly 400 years after his execution, Charles I’s actions and legacy continue to divide scholarly opinion.
Pirates: Hard, Violent, Unpredictable
Pirates captured by an increasingly powerful British state were routinely executed. But what happened to the families they left behind?
Islamic Heartlands and India in the 18th Century
The chance survival of a ‘postbag’ of letters reveals a lost world of merchants, pilgrims, bankers and scholars.