History Today

The Jewish Journey

A visually arresting look at the minutiae of centuries of everyday Jewish life.

No Clockwatching

Time in the early modern world lacked precision, but it did have humanity.

The Partition of India

An analytical view of the traumatic Partition offers fresh perspectives on the devastating human cost. 

Parables Lost

We will find it ever harder to navigate the past if we lose touch with the myths, legends and religions that helped shape it.  

The Death of Icarus

In the first of a series on the myths and fables that inform the world’s civilisations, a tragic tale of hubris.

The Nuclear Confrontation

An invigorating take on the Cold War reveals the views of Russian scientists, politicians and senior military figures.