History Today

Concern for animal welfare can be precarious, as the history of Britain’s pit ponies shows.

On 26 October 1881, three men were shot dead in Tombstone, Arizona. A survivor, Wyatt Earp, turned it into a legend.

The question asked by Werner Sombart in 1906 grew in relevance as the 20th century progressed. Why are leftist politics anathema to Washington – both at home and abroad?

Fairy tales, crime-fighting monks and cities of antiquity: challenge yourself with the History Today crossword for October 2023.

Hunting the Falcon: Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn and the Marriage That Shook Europe by John Guy and Julia Fox is a well-told account that shies away from debate.

Members of the House of Lords are traditionally prohibited from giving up their seats. What if a move to the Commons becomes a political necessity?

The latest in Rob Murray's series of Alternative History cartoons.

Colonial schools in Africa eroded national identity and pride; in Sierra Leone a new way of teaching had to be found.

Seen to be less capable because of their deafness, deaf artists in the Renaissance used their art as a powerful means of expression.

Was it the mob? A coup? Cuban dissidents? War hawks? 60 years after the assassination of John F. Kennedy, the theories are still debated. Do any of them hold up?