A Liberal History
Liberalism became the dominant ideology of the West when it was adopted by Britain and the United States. But its roots lie elsewhere.
History Today
The Free Frenchman
A proud, pious aristocrat, loyal to General de Gaulle, Philippe Leclerc found a kindred soul among Britain’s wartime elite.
Poisonous Ideas on Repeat
The notion that Jews were responsible for both capitalism and communism was widespread in the early 20th century.
What are the Enduring Legacies of the American Civil War?
What did the violence in the bloodiest conflict in US history yield in the postwar era?
Memories of a Massacre
It is the 200th anniversary of the Peterloo Massacre. How have the events of that day been remembered?
Travels Through Time #16 – Thomas Cromwell and Anne Boleyn
A plot, a rebellion and a triumph from the life of Thomas Cromwell.
Doctoring the Ladies
Although not allowed to study at university, women in 18th-century England still found ways to join – and challenge – the scholarly world.
The Temple of Artemis Burns
On 21 July 356 BC, the day Alexander the Great was said to have been born, the temple burned to the ground.
Masters and Mamluks: Islam’s Slave Soldiers
The military elite of the medieval and early modern Muslim world consisted of men who had been captured and forced into service. But to what extent were the janissaries and their predecessors subject to slavery?
Kazakhstan’s Nuclear Nightmare
During the Cold War, nearly a quarter of all the world’s nuclear testing took place in Kazakhstan, in secret. In 1986, a high-profile disaster in Ukraine changed that.