History Matters

A Dutch conspiracy trial in the Indonesian archipelago gave birth to a sadly enduring English word.

Contradictions in Roman law left incurable headaches for its judges.

Kathryn Hadley examines the life and enduring influence of the French theologian 500 years after his birth.

The global crisis wrought by the First World War prompted the birth of free mental health care for the treatment of shell shock and ‘war neuroses’.

Whether a museum or mosque, Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia has been a monument to selective readings of Turkey’s history.

Rudy Giuliani’s ‘zero tolerance’ attitude to community policing was rooted not in right-wing talking points, but in the liberal politics of the Civil Rights era.

Women, non-importation agreements and spinning bees in the American Revolution.

The Sharp siblings show the power of family to help and support each other towards greatness.

In the ancient world, statues were not symbols of virtue and could take revenge on those who attacked them.