Douglas R.J. Small

Misfit, Old West villain or tragic hero of the O.K. Corral: who was the real Doc Holliday?

Catland: Feline Enchantment and the Making of the Modern World by Kathryn Hughes follows the reinvention of the cat from working animal to purrfect pet.

When a Victorian celebrity sportsman was found to be taking performance-enhancing drugs it caused a sensation, not a scandal.

Sherlock Holmes is the 19th century’s most famous cocaine user, but why did he take it?