History Matters

From neo-Nazis to unpopular politicians, since the Second World War many people have been accused of trying to establish a Fourth Reich, but what was it?

What’s the point of petitions?

William (‘Willie’) Lamont (1934-2018) changed our understanding of religion and the civil war.

Without political power of her own in ancient Rome, Fulvia wielded that of her husbands. 

Every generation has its own Robin, adapted to fit the needs of the time.

The father of modern optics could not have succeeded had he not feigned madness.

The relationship between France, Germany and Britain is at the heart of the European story. Three historical figures embody it.

France’s elite police unit is being compared to the SS – not for the first time.

During the Holocaust, one Italian hospital’s invented disease helped save Jews and anti-fascists from the occupying Nazis.

Founded to safeguard the world’s heritage, UNESCO’s status often threatens what it seeks to protect.