History Today

The act of breastfeeding has been used as a powerful image of propaganda, but can it also be an image of empowerment? 

Are we living in a new age of puritanism? And how would we know if we were?

What sort of society produced Shakespeare?

How food fashion changed the economy of the Cayman Islands. 

Plans to measure the impact of historical research as if it were a science will mean fewer history books that excite the general reader. 

At the beginning of the 20th century Argentina was a major economic power. That all changed with the Great Depression.  

A lusty gathering of Roman deities ends in embarrassment. 

Captivated by swarming cicadas, the young son of a freed slave was inspired to become one of the greatest minds of the American Enlightenment.

We ask 20 questions of leading historians on why their research matters, one book everyone should read and their views on historical drama …