Education

Elizabeth Wiskemann finds that the German students’ societies have played an unusual and a characteristic part in the history of modern Germany, and yet one which their mysterious rites and code of honour have obscured, even among their compatriots.

The Whig interpretation of the past is a moral fable more akin to theology than history, argues Tim Stanley.

Walter Elliott on how an illustrious institution has weathered countless storms.

On its centenary, Maurice Powicke traced the history of the Lanchashire educational establishment.

Penelope J. Corfield proposes a new and inclusive long-span history course – the Peopling of Britain – to stimulate a renewed interest in the subject among the nation’s secondary school students. 

Jacob Middleton finds that, far from being a relic of a cruel Victorian past, corporal punishment became more frequent and institutionalised in 20th-century England.

The former editor of History Review,Robert Pearce gives his personal view.

As the debate rages about how history should be taught in state schools David Cannadine discusses his recent research project.

George Garnett reflects on the Julia Wood Prize and on the state of sixth-form history.

Ian Garrett advises on how to succeed under the new AQA rules.

Richard Cavendish marks the anniversary of the founding of Switzerland's first university, at Basel, on April 4th, 1460.

Medieval historian Nicholas Orme believes that the teaching of history in Britain’s universities is better now than it has ever been.

To conclude his series on the opportunities offered to historians by new technology, Nick Poyntz looks at how recent developments may help to bridge the gap between academic and public history.