Peter the Hermit dies in Flanders
A key figure in the First Crusade died on July 8th, 1115.
History Today
Mysticism and Machines
E.R. Truitt revisits John Cohen’s 1963 article on the history of automata and the quest to recreate humanity.
Europe’s Last Battle
The carnage at Texel has been largely forgotten.
Seeking Shelter in Victorian London
Homelessness was an acute problem in the 19th-century city.
The Armenian Genocide of 1915
Armen T. Marsoobian explores the complex history of one of the 20th-century’s worst and most neglected crimes against humanity.
Serial killer Smith convicted
A notorious mass murderer was sentenced to death on July 1st 1915.
The Artist and the King
The life of the artist Charles Sims and his controversial, little-known mural in St Stephen’s Hall, Westminster depicting King John at Runnymede.
Key Books on the Battle of Waterloo
Gary Sheffield casts his eye over the latest publications.
The Many Deaths of Captain Kidd
Our fascination with pirates and the search for buried treasure continues to make headlines.
The Conference on African Peoples
A multiracial community of activists began organising public meetings and rallies in the 1930s, paving the way for the Pan-African Congress of 1945.