Volume 69 Issue 2 February 2019

‘Humans change very little over time. We love, worry and hope today in much the same way as we did 5,000 years ago.’

Good intentions, misinformation and fear contributed to haemophiliacs becoming the hidden victims of HIV in Ireland.

Though long established as the national dish of Hungary, its origins lie with the rootless, itinerant stockmen who roamed the plains of medieval Mitteleuropa. 

Gardens and Gardening in Early Modern England and Wales by Jill Francis explores four centuries of horticultural endeavours.

Short, angry missives pinged across the world – Russian propagandists used postcards to get their message across.

Diderot and the Art of Thinking Freely by Andrew S. Curran explores the trials and tribulations of Denis Diderot.

The Taoist Immortal.

Were US-Cuban relations soured for the want of ten dollars?

Four historians consider how their discipline can best reach a mass audience.