History Today

The legacy of Marie Skłodowska Curie, the world's most famous female physicist, is assured, but in her lifetime she was a controversial figure.

A little-known encounter between the English and French navies should rank alongside Trafalgar and the defeat of the Armada.

It is tempting to adopt a black-and-white view of the past, but history is complex and should be judged on its own merits.

A map of the Jain universe.

Was the new king of Sierra Leone poisoned on his return voyage from England?

The English reporter who posed as a man to become a soldier during the First World War was born on 4 October 1896.

The destruction of Palmyra robbed us of one of antiquity’s great trading cities.

Though fast-faced and refreshingly different, this short study of Germany is more political manifesto than historical analysis.

A rich and complex portrait of the author of The Prince manages to combine scholarly analysis with the imagination of the historical novelist.

European powers sought to colonise the world. They could not do so without the support of indigenous peoples.