History Today

State policy, clerical abuse and the intellectually disabled in 1950s Ireland.

A diversionary invasion of England during the Hundred Years’ War led to a battle outside Durham on 17th October 1346.

The contrast between Abraham Lincoln and Donald Trump could hardly be more striking, but such is the continually evolving politics of the Grand Old Party.

The castles of Scotland are tangible evidence of the country’s evolution from violent feudalism towards a more settled and centralised nation state. David C. Weinczok explores a land of hill forts, towerhouses and châteaux. 

French history since the revolution has been marked by promises of progress that end in bitter failure. The election of Léon Blum’s Popular Front in 1936 was one such example.

Aged 48 or 49, the king died at Newark Castle on 19 October 1216.

Kate Wiles explores a unique nautical chart, designed to be understood only by its creator.

Walatta Petros was a woman feared even by kings. Wendy Laura Belcher tells the story of the Ethiopian saint, her relationships with centuries of monarchs and the stories of the miracles she performed.

A family planning clinic opened in New York on 16 October 1916. It lasted only a few days.

Witnessing the slow decline of his native Sicily, the last Prince of Lampedusa saw both blame and possible salvation in the island’s unique location and history, writes Alexander Lee.