History Today

Alternative Histories: Valley of the Kings, 1922

Alternative Histories: Olympia, 776 BC

Alternative Histories: Jerusalem, 1130

Alternative Histories: London, 1386

Alternative Histories: Bosworth, 1485

Alternative Histories: Bayeux, 1077

Queen Victoria arrives at the House of Lords to open the first parliament of her reign, George Baxter, mid 19th century. Art Institute of Chicago. Public Domain.

Clearing Out the House of Lords

Is the move to end hereditary peerage in the House of Lords a step towards more democratic representation?

A Roman copy of a Greek bust of Pericles. Luisa Ricciarini/Bridgeman images.

Pericles and the Golden Age of Athens

Pericles lends his name to an entire era of ancient Greek history, but we know little about him for certain. Statesman, demagogue, or Athenian original: who was he really?

The Resurrection from an Italian Book of Hours, c.1460. J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles. Public Domain.

On the Spot: Christopher de Hamel

‘Which moment would I most like to go back to? The Resurrection. Whatever happened, there has been no more consequential moment for Western civilisation.’

Aung San during a visit to England, 1947. Picture Post/Hulton Archive/Getty Images.

Who Killed Aung San?

In 1947, as independence loomed, Burma’s prime minister-in-waiting, Aung San, was assassinated. Was it his political rivals, the military, or the British?