Solving a Renaissance Murder Mystery
The most powerful family of Florence and the most powerful man in the world offer a new solution to one of the most notorious crimes of the age.
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Removing That Little Knot
A Victorian doctor offering to cure female ‘lunacy’ came under fire for his scandalous new operation: female genital mutilation.
1933: Death of a Democracy
On 1 January 1933, Germany was a democracy with a range of political parties. By the end of the year its parliament was a rubber stamp for Adolf Hitler’s will.
A Portrait of Empire
Three lives from Britain’s 18th-century global empire speak of collaboration, resistance and ambivalence.
Fake News and the End of the World
Science and superstition collided when an apocalypse was predicted to strike the United States in December 1919.
The Inca’s Last Stand
An Indigenous rebellion in colonial Argentina foreshadowed later risings – and resonates to this day.
Misery in the Head
In the stomach, the mind, or the brain – migraine’s causes and remedies have been debated for 2,000 years.
The First Shots in the Irish War of Independence
A squalid incident in Tipperary set the tone for a bitter conflict.
The Best Articles of 2019
A selection of our favourite articles from the past year.
The Studious Resistance of Marc Bloch
A French medieval historian, who served his country in both world wars, helped pioneer a new approach to history in between them.