The Holy Roman Ring Road
Emperor Franz Joseph officially opened the Ringstrasse on May 1st, 1865. Adrian Mourby looks at its 150 years as a Viennese landmark.
History Today
A Vanished World: The Byzantine Empire
In drawing parallels with international events of the 1980s and 1990s, Michael Antonucci’s article from 1993 neglected the ideology that underpinned Byzantine diplomacy.
Discovery of the Lascaux Cave Paintings
The Paleolithic illustrations were found on 12 September 1940.
The Bourbon Restoration
Following Napoleon’s defeat at Waterloo, France’s Bourbon monarchy was restored. It was the first, fragile step in a diminished state’s return to the family of European nations.
A Noble Stone Gathers No Moss
Far from a static system, Anglo-Saxon personal names reflected societal changes.
The Jacobite standard raised at Braemar
The Stuart banner was raised on 6 September 1715.
A History of Gypsies, Roma and Travellers
A subtly nuanced picture of European Roma.
Charles Rennie Mackintosh: A Legacy and a Love Story
Behind the beautiful work of the ‘Father of Glasgow’ lay a deep and lasting love.
The Propaganda of the Defeated
The quest for justice for maligned figures in our past forces us to question the notion of historical truth and objectivity.
Young academics: The great betrayal
Poorly paid and treated with contempt, the plight of early career researchers in the humanities is the result of a systemic betrayal of a generation of academics, argues Mathew Lyons.