Latin America: The Land of Frustrated Revolutions?
Latin America conjures up images of constant political turmoil, powered by endless revolutions. But this is misleading.
History Today
Travels Through Time: Ruthlessness and Richard III
Our latest podcast looks at the rise and fall of the House of York in 1483.
Static Versus Active
History tells us that, in order to prosper, civilisations must embrace change.
‘The Brothel of Pompeii’ by Sarah Levin-Richardson review
The Brothel of Pompeii: Sex, Class, and Gender at the Margins of Roman Society by Sarah Levin-Richardson lays bare the largest of Pompeii's legalised Lupanars.
The Arrow Incident
On 8 October 1856, a British flagged Chinese vessel was seized and the Second Opium War began.
A Spiritual Wilderness
In the Victorian countryside, what did going to church on Sundays actually mean?
History Today Quiz: October
Who – or what – was Martha? What was founded by Octavia Hill in 1895?
Testing Times
What happened when a historian took the ‘Life in the UK’ test for British citizenship?
Building the Roman Republic
The little-known republic was a short-lived experiment in constitutional democracy.
Hungary’s Golden Squad
Many of the ideas that shape football today were developed in the 1920s by a generation of Hungarian coaches.