Mind Your Language
Historians should remind themselves that quantity and quality are often very different things.
Volume 70 Issue 4 April 2020
The Communist’s Holiday
An outsider’s observations from the moments before China’s Cultural Revolution.
On the Spot: Catherine Fletcher
What will future generations judge us most harshly for? Abandoning the rule that truth matters in public life.
Kingdoms Come Apart
The path to Britain’s Civil Wars of the 17th century was paved in the three very different realms of England, Scotland and Ireland. But it was in the richest and most populous of these that crisis escalated into conflict.
The Far Right in France
Since the late 19th century, French politics has provided a testing ground for right-wing populism.
Pause for Thought
A far-reaching account of the significance of menopause in human evolution.
Why a Circle Has 360 Degrees
The long and complicated history of why there are 360 degrees in a circle.
For Whom the Bull Tolls
Ernest Hemingway’s love of bullfighting bordered on obsession. Did he see his own insecurities reflected in the ring?
The April Issue
A message from the team at History Today.
Soviet Super Sniper Lyudmila Pavlichenko
Lyudmila Pavlichenko, the ‘Guerrilla Queen’ of Soviet Russia, became a role model for women in combat during the Second World War.