History Today

‘Archives and Information in the Early Modern World’ review

An increasingly powerful state was made possible by the creation of archival networks.

A new life: a moorish woman in Granada, from Christoph Weiditz’s Trachtenbuch, 1530s.

The Other Catalina

A previously unnamed slave in Catherine of Aragon’s bedchamber may have known the answer to one of history’s greatest questions.

Behind the Scenes at the House of Commons Library

For 200 years, the House of Commons Library has guided politicians and policy.

Working parties go up to consolidate newly captured trenches on the Somme, c. 1916. UBC Library Digitization Centre. Public Domain.

‘Robert Graves: From Great War Poet to “Good-Bye To All That”’ review

The life and work of the war poet and author is revealed in all its rich complexity.

Kedgeree

The long, often troubled relationship between Britain and India has led to some extraordinary cross-cultural innovations in cuisine.

Bronze bust of Minerva, c. 1st-2nd century AD. Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public Domain.

‘Sacred Britannia’ by Miranda Aldhouse-Green

A study of cultish rituals in Roman Britain reveals a cross-fertilisation of religions.

Snoopy’s Flying Ace adorns the fuselage of a U. S. Air Force Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter, c. 1970s. SDASM Archives. Public Domain.

Snoopy Remembers the Great War

Snoopy’s Flying Ace persona and his battles with the Red Baron reflected one generation’s memories of the First World War and shaped those of the next.

A papyrus leaf from the Book of the Dead of Imenemsauf.

Thoth and Khepri

The ancient Egyptian gods of creation and knowledge vanquish the ‘Lord of Chaos’.

Model villain: Lewis Powell, 1865, colourised by Marina Amaral.

Any Colour You Like

How does the process of colourisation affect our understanding of history?

‘Cambridge History of Ireland’ review

By escaping its neighbour’s orbit, the history of Ireland has moved out of its traditional comfort zones.