Today’s featured articles
Thousands of Indigenous Americans travelled to Europe – voluntarily or involuntarily – from as early as the 1490s.
The ‘way of tea’ is a ritual experience that embodies the natural world with all its imperfections.
During the Franco-Prussian War a British wine merchant was imprisoned in Cologne, accused of being a spy. The public clamoured for the government to secure his release, but wartime diplomacy was not so straightforward.
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Ringing the Changes
The first-known secular bell-ringing society was founded on 2 February 1604.
Historical Omertà
Menopause is an inescapable fact of life. Why is history silent on it?
Are you Experienced?
Not a queen or a saint, witch or idealised lady-love, the Wife of Bath is a much-married working woman and an enthusiastic traveller.
Ghosts of Java
Indonesia’s bloody past has produced a country populated with ghosts. Now, they are sharing their stories on YouTube.
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