The Antikythera Mechanism
Since its surprising discovery on the Aegean seabed over a century ago, the Antikythera mechanism has intrigued astrologers, classicists and historians of science.
History Today
Stripping Down the Buttoned Up
An examination of the ‘fleeting, fine-grained intimacies’ of letters, diaries and memoirs produces a witty and scholarly account of Victorian attitudes to the body.
A Forensic Take On Deviance
Microhistories, examining a range of notorious and mundane crimes, can help recover marginalised figures and forge links to wider cultural histories.
Picts, Pins, Stones and Bones
A vivid account of groundbreaking archaeological excavations at a Scottish site of crucial importance to the North Sea world.
The Other Invasion
The Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland in 1167 sowed the seeds for centuries of tension between England and the Irish.
Cold War Clem
Fiercely anti-Communist, Clement Attlee found Britain’s intelligence agencies to be invaluable tools.
Counter Culture
History is at odds with our desire for simple certainties. Can its cultivation of complexity create a better future?
Opera for the Ordinary
Despite popular misconceptions and its aristocratic origins, for part of its history opera was inextricably linked with popular culture – no more so than in the 1920s.
The Sound of Silence
How and why did concert-going change from a raucous, noisy affair to one of hushed appreciation?
Points of Interest
Even the most obscure topic can be fascinating, and fascination can be found in the most unlikely places.