History Today

French was the only language worth speaking in medieval Britain – and not just by the upper classes.

Why the British government can’t reveal more about an ‘open secret’.

The creation of India’s fantastic rail network was the work of the British Raj, but it came at a high price for Indians themselves.

The story of Indonesia’s anti-Communist coup, the rise to power of a pro-western regime and its murderous aftermath.

From monks to Vikings to tourists, the Manx language has (almost) survived against the odds.

A Bodhisattva is a compassionate Buddhist deity who walks among us.

‘People don't learn from others’ mistakes. We have a need to make our own.’

The concerns of a Sardinian abbess, as seen through the letters of Gregory the Great.

From de Gaulle’s call to arms against Vichy France to Liberation four years later, we review The French Resistance by Olivier Wieviorka.