Captain Cook’s Contested Claim to Australia
Terra nullius has long been at the heart of why the British did not treat with Aboriginal people following James Cook’s arrival in Australia. But should it be?
History Today
A Few Bad Apples
Brutality, corruption and abuses of power in the Metropolitan Police at the turn of the 20th century led to an inquiry – but no reform.
Obituary: Justin Champion
Justin Champion, Professor of the History of Ideas at Royal Holloway University of London, died peacefully on 10 June, aged 59.
A Man at War
William T. Sherman’s reputation precedes him.
Life in the Time of Plague
The long-awaited christening of Prince Edward was tempered by the plague.
Class Dismissed
Entering the ivory tower to investigate the ‘class’ in ‘Classics’.
Foreign Stones
The European sculptors behind England’s church memorials.
On the Spot: David Carpenter
‘Looking at medieval history through the prism of Max Weber is challenging.’
Isle of Dogs
No canine character has played a more crucial role in literature than Bendicò in Lampedusa’s The Leopard.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer: A Modern Martyr
Dietrich Bonhoeffer was one of the earliest establishment figures to denounce the Nazi regime. In April 1945, his quiet resistance led him to the scaffold.