History Today

Fleeing his father’s empire, an Afghan prince travelled from Kabul to Sindh via Mecca, becoming a fugitive, courtier and pilgrim in the process.

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.

Bern after reading: Switzerland was a hub for communist 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. 

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