What is the Value of Economic History?
When we ask historians which genre of history they like least, the most common answer is ‘economic’. Is the field unjustly maligned?
History Today
Airy and Rational Animals
The study of song as an imperfect, protean, untameable art form.
The Journey of the Magi
Three wise men, guided by a star, search for the new-born Christ.
Cambodia’s Crimes Unpunished
Confronting the country's darkest hour and looking for answers.
A History of Haggis
The origins of haggis are as mysterious as the Loch Ness Monster.
Books of the Year 2019
Covering Hong Kong, the anniversary of the Peterloo Massacre, porcine inebriation and the Battle of Algiers, nine historians select their favourite books of the past year.
The Nuclear Taboo
The need to preserve alliances was a compelling reason not to use nuclear weapons in Vietnam.
December Quiz
Who was the ‘Father of History’? Do you know which was the first city to be bombed from the air?
Beyond Profit
The Dutch role in the slave trade cannot be dismissed as a matter of numbers.
Travels Through Time: Bloodshed and Confusion in India
How did the East India Company become ‘an empire within an empire’?