Paul Lay

The decree that led to the internment of Japanese-Americans was passed on 19 February 1942.

History on television is long overdue a radical rethink.

The relentless scramble for dubious parallels reveals worrying levels of historical illiteracy.

The events of 2016 may seem bleak, but the study of history offers some context for those who believe we are living through the worst of times. 

A more nuanced conversation among historians of multiple perspectives might have improved the level of debate.

The great French statesman had a robust view of Britain's place in Europe.

It is crucial that historians maintain their fundamental maxim: ‘It is a bit more complicated than that.’

Paul Lay remembers the social historian and History Today contributor, who died this week.

Buoyed by being on the right side of history in the Second World War, Britain tends to be neglectful of its own 20th-century excesses.