Men at War by Luke Turner review
A part-memoir, part-historical exploration of British Second World War masculinity and sexuality.
History Today
The Invention of Time
A now commonplace device, Joseph Priestley’s timeline revolutionised how we view history.
How Have Conspiracy Theories Changed the Course of History?
Thriving in troubled times, the allure of a good conspiracy theory has proved irresistible whenever and wherever authorities are not trusted. What’s the damage?
The Red Hotel by Alan Philps review
The correspondents who reported on a period when Russia changed European, and world, history.
Long Live the Ancien Régime!
The coronation of Charles III was dense with meaning. It’s complicated; and easy to misunderstand.
Pax by Tom Holland review
An account of the Roman Empire at its height amounts to a marvellous vademecum.
Henry III by David Carpenter review
A new account of some of the most exciting, terrible and important years in English history.
Germany, Protesters and the Yellow Star
How should we view the worrying rise of protesters using symbols of the Holocaust to legitimise their cause?
The First Map of the Moon
At 9pm on 26 July 1609, Thomas Harriot pointed his telescope at a five-day-old crescent moon. It made him the first person to train such an instrument on the skies and map the moon.
The Scramble for Madagascar
The world’s fourth largest island was among the prizes of Europe’s ruthless African land grab. When one American diplomat made plans for his own enterprise, he soon found that the French had other ideas for Madagascar.