Why a Circle Has 360 Degrees
The long and complicated history of why there are 360 degrees in a circle.
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For Whom the Bull Tolls
Ernest Hemingway’s love of bullfighting bordered on obsession. Did he see his own insecurities reflected in the ring?
The April Issue
A message from the team at History Today.
Soviet Super Sniper Lyudmila Pavlichenko
Lyudmila Pavlichenko, the ‘Guerrilla Queen’ of Soviet Russia, became a role model for women in combat during the Second World War.
The Jesuits Were the Inquisition’s Secret Weapon
Intending to convert souls rather than punish them, the Jesuits were vital collaborators in the early modern Roman Inquisition.
Empire of the Census
The government’s count of its citizens is of enormous value to historians.
The Foundations of Liberia
Supported by both slaveholders and abolitionists for different reasons, the founding of Liberia is a history of the near impossible. Perhaps its greatest feat was survival.
What can History tell us about Epidemics?
Can we learn from history about how diseases spread, and how we respond to them?
On the Spot: Panikos Panayi
‘History seems to have little influence on many of our rulers.’
Friends in High Places
Getting intimate with America’s only bachelor president.