History Today

Stately homes surrounded by extravagant gardens are a staple of the English countryside, but how were they funded?

Quarantine is intended to protect, but it can also punish.

A courtier of refined sensibility and an adventurer of bold and boundless ambition.

Join us as we explore a fantastic range of historical subjects and eras with those who know it best.

‘Our work on the Calais ‘Jungle’ forced me to change my mind about freedom of movement.’

Looking beyond cuneiform signs to the people who impressed them.

In Anglo-Saxon England a hill could be a dragon’s lair and a ditch the home of gods.

What does it mean to rebuild Notre-Dame?

Why the US shuns its Spanish heritage.