Recalling Forgotten Voices
History neglected is as troubling as history erased. We need to rethink the discipline.
Volume 71 Issue 2 February 2021
Open Secrets
An authorised history of the GCHQ story.
Medieval Minims
The hidden meaning of a medieval pen-twister.
A Turning Point in Arab-Israeli Relations?
2020’s Abraham Accords was described at the time as ‘historic’. Four experts consider whether it will lead to long-term change.
Reading Ruins
The rhetorical ruins of Tenochtitlan, Rome and Baghdad.
Unsettled Legacy
Have dominant narratives of the American Civil War been detrimental to its emancipatory promise?
The Battle of St Louis
Saint or sinner? Recent demonstrations in the American city of St. Louis are just the latest battle for the legacy of a medieval French king.
A World Without Touch
The fear that advances in technology and comfort bring isolation and complacency is never far away.
The Business of Books
The high-stakes world of pirate publishing.
There’s a World Out There
If Covid-19 has taught us anything it is that the West – and that includes its historians – must expand its horizons.