History Today

A fleet led by Pedro Álvares Cabral reached the Brazilian coast on April 22nd, 1500.

Esmond Wright recalls the life of the American philosopher, scientist and man of letters in his years in a street near Charing Cross.

Britain’s national archive of official documents and the ways in which it is developing to meet the changing needs of its users

John Foot describes the background to a trial that threatens to clarify an obscure and ignoble chapter in Italy’s recent past.

The ancient library of Alexandria, destroyed by fire in AD270 is to be replaced by a new great library in the city to open this year, which will also serve as a local city museum.

Gillian Cookson describes how the first physical link across the Atlantic was finally achieved.

Ann Williams describes the state of the island at a time when Anglo-Saxon culture was reaching its peak, while also politically challenged by the Vikings.

In the 50 years after its opening in 1948 by dictator Enver Hoxhe, Albania's Institute of Archaology is now suffering from a funding shortage, but is still maintinaing its work and museum.

Harriet Bridgeman describes how a simple idea led her to found one of the world’s most prestigious libraries of art.