The Armenian Genocide of 1915
Armen T. Marsoobian explores the complex history of one of the 20th-century’s worst and most neglected crimes against humanity.
History Today
Serial killer Smith convicted
A notorious mass murderer was sentenced to death on July 1st 1915.
The Artist and the King
The life of the artist Charles Sims and his controversial, little-known mural in St Stephen’s Hall, Westminster depicting King John at Runnymede.
Key Books on the Battle of Waterloo
Gary Sheffield casts his eye over the latest publications.
The Many Deaths of Captain Kidd
Our fascination with pirates and the search for buried treasure continues to make headlines.
The Conference on African Peoples
A multiracial community of activists began organising public meetings and rallies in the 1930s, paving the way for the Pan-African Congress of 1945.
The Myth of 'Moral' Food
There was no period in the past when people did not try to manipulate nature in order to provide a more varied and nutritious diet, argues Annie Gray. We will need similarly ingenious methods in the future.
Magna Carta: The Atlantic Crossing
In no country is Magna Carta held in greater reverence than in the United States, playing a crucial role in founding the republic’s political and legal system.
Was the Weimar Republic a Failed State?
The archetypal image of the Weimar Republic is one of political instability, economic crisis and debauched hedonism. The cliché is being challenged.
The Monkey Trial
Evolution and religion went head-to-head in a landmark case of 1925.