History Today

Carving our names on great monuments is a millennia-old tradition, but why do we do it?

Were you paying attention in 2019?

For thirty years Queen Mother of France, Catherine dei Medici tried to pursue a middle way through the political and religious problems of the age.

Going beyond the clichés to reveal Marie-Antoinette as a political operator with real influence.

What tradition did Martin Luther begin? In what year was ‘Good King Wenceslas’ assassinated?

The Riot Act was read to young officers at West Point Military Academy on 25 December 1826, following a boisterous party which began the night before.

An Indigenous rebellion in colonial Argentina foreshadowed later risings – and resonates to this day.