History Today

Easter Island’s stone ancestors carry messages for the gods.

Discovering the deep roots of the cheese plant.

Charlotte Corday killed Jean-Paul Marat on 13 July 1793.

Switzerland was a hub for China’s spy networks in the Cold War.

Civil War politics amongst MPs and the New Model Army.

A history of the Philippines’ 7,000 islands from the pre-colonial era to the present day.

A Ghanaian moment in Africa’s struggle to repatriate its art.

The entwined lives and relationships of William and Jane Morris.

‘Being a careful analyst of history can help anticipate trends in the present and future.’

Why did newspapers maintain a policy of isolationism in the midst of a world embroiled in war?