History Today

Were the fifties a dull decade? Perfect Wives in Ideal Homes: The Story of Women in the 1950s by Virginia Nicholson has the answer.

One of the most brilliant intellectuals of his age, Isaiah Berlin voiced impeccably liberal views.  Yet were his political beliefs compromised by some unsavoury associations?

The neglected life of a political idealist, whose 30-year ordeal, hidden from the world, spans a period of momentous change in Spain. 

Joseph Lister's medical technique was first performed on August 12th, 1865.

In 1562 the young monarch was cured of a dangerous attack of smallpox.

William Kemmler was killed on August 6th, 1890. 

A protest against the English Civil War ends in tragedy.

Henry Stewart wed Mary on July 29th 1565.

High-minded allegations of prurience should not stop historians from examining the intimate lives of people in the past.

Many of the world’s languages derive from a single source. Harry Ritchie tells the story of Proto-Indo-European.