History Today

Richard Cavendish sniffs hallowed turf and delves into real tennis history at Wimbledon's Museum.

A reflection on the work of Charles Rennie Mackintosh, a one of Scotland’s most innovative architects.

Maxim Gorky was revered over the lifetime of the Soviet Union as the leading artist and intellectual associated with the 1917 Revolution. But did he really approve of Lenin and the Bolshevik experiment? 

Diarmaid MacCulloch reflects on the 'after-life' of Henry VIII's archbishop, burnt at the stake as a Protestant martyr under Mary. 

Bill Murray investigates the politics of social housing in the Austrian capital.

Ann Hills introduces a British Council exhibition on Polish-British relations.

Sheridan Gilley challenges the notion that ‘truth’ in history is unattainable.

Chris Townsend focuses on the recent furore surrounding child nude photography and discovers that our forebears were not so camera-shy.

Richard Hodges soaks up the atmosphere at the Temple of Aphrodite, Knidos.

15th-century ship The Matthew features in the first International Festival of the Sea.