The Penguin History of Modern Spain by Nigel Townson review
An up-to-date history of modern Spain, from 1898 to the present.
History Today
Does History Have an Expiry Date?
We welcome our new columnist George Garnett. Don’t tell him that history’s history.
A Cure for Wellness
Eminent doctors and notorious charlatans vied for sick patients to treat in the cut-throat medical marketplace of Georgian England.
Many Happy Returns
James Stuart, Jacobite pretender to the throne, campaigned for the Jacobite cause with dancing and parties.
The Madman in the White House by Patrick Weil review
Delusions of grandeur: a ‘psychobiography’ of Woodrow Wilson.
Birth of a Pastry Chef
Born into poverty on 8 June 1783, Antonin Carême’s spectacular confectionary constructions made him patissier to royalty.
Never Again by Andrew I. Port review
‘Real world’ German responses to postwar genocide.
February 1933 by Uwe Wittstock review
Germany in February 1933 as it unfolded day-by-day.
What We Talk About When We Talk About Tunguska
Was it antimatter? Aliens? An atomic blast? On the 115th anniversary of the Tunguska event, the weird and wonderful theories as to the explosion’s cause show no sign of drying up. Why?
The War on Dogs
The dog cull of 1760 divided London: were dogs man’s best friend, or plague-ridden pests?