History Today

Alister McGrath on heavenly visions throughout the ages.

Penny Young provides the background to the debate surrounding Romania's proposed Dracula theme park.

British reaction to the French tragedy at sea immortalised in Géricault’s masterpiece The Raft of the Medusa.

The man who gave his name to the notorious killing machine died on February 26th, 1903

Jeremy Black reminds us of the importance of two of Britain’s less well-loved monarchs.

James I. Robertson, Jr. looks at the man behind the legendary Confederate hero.

Elizabeth of York was Queen consort of England as spouse of King Henry VII from 1486 until her death on February 11th, 1503.

Andrew Mendelsohn outlines the attractions of a fast-growing an popular field of study.

Matthew Stewart discusses Peter Weir's 1981 cinematic tour de force, and what it tells us about the ANZAC myth.

Richard Carwardine describes the new library dedicated to Abraham Lincoln.