William ‘Buffalo Bill’ Cody dies
The frontiersman and showman died on January 10, 1917.
History Today
Turkey’s First Coup: The 1926 Plot to Assassinate Atatürk
Turkey has a long history of coups, but the failed İzmir plot to assassinate Atatürk in 1926 had a lasting impact. One foreign journalist recorded the reprisals that followed with admiration – which soon turned to fear.
The Forgotten Women of Archaeology
Behind the traditional story of archaeology, with its pith-helmeted Victorian gentlemen, are the equally important yet neglected stories of its female pioneers.
The Civil Wars’ Troubled Waters
The often overlooked importance of maritime affairs on the course of the Civil Wars.
Vietnam Before The War
Vietnamese identity has been forged in opposition to imperialism. But the country has long been the conqueror as well as the conquered.
The Map: The Road from London to Dover, 1675
A look at John Ogilby's Britannia road atlas.
The World According to Churchill
Churchill’s vision of Britain’s role in the world may provide the key to Brexit.
The Eleanor Crosses
Commemorating the overnight resting places of Eleanor's coffin, the 12 crosses were unveiled on 28 November 1291.
The Perils of Piety
Medieval understanding of the soul and the body meant that a saintly life was a life of physical restrictions. Katherine Harvey explores the extreme suffering bishops put themselves through, from weeping and celibacy to starvation and, sometimes, death.
Japan’s Charles Dickens
The visit of Natsume Sōseki to London at the turn of the 20th century suggested ways of successfully combining western industrialism with ‘Japanese Spirit’.