History Today

The arrival of a Christian mission on the island of Dobu in Papua New Guinea was met with ambivalence, but it resulted in a mixing of cultures and the development of new traditions.

Leo Steveni was a British officer based in St Petersburg at the time of the Russian Revolution. He became an active eyewitness to the chaos of the Civil War that followed.

The arrival of big cats to 19th-century London forced a change in the image left by mythology and the Old Masters. 

The October Revolution of 1917 inspired a generation of young Russians to embrace new ideals of socialist living.

An 18th-century map produced by Anna van Westerstee Beeck marks a pivotal moment in the histories of Russia, Sweden and Ukraine.

Peter Quennell and Alan Hodge provide some historical background to the coronation.

The assassination of Yitzhak Rabin robbed Israel of a rare politician able to make peace with the Palestinians. 

Steering clear of Orientalist fantasy and patriotic British myth, this innovative analysis brings clarity to the complexities of the Middle East in the early 20th century.

Mesmerism was a short-lived phenomenon, but its most celebrated British exponent, John Elliotson, attracted large crowds, which incensed his rivals.