History Today

Hollywood’s Cold War dissidents in Ireland.

The suggestion that Russia has become an Orwellian tyranny is an inadequate explanation as to why the country finds itself in its present situation.

What historical topic have I changed my mind on? I thought the sacrifice of young women in the Bronze Age was a myth. It wasn’t.

A part-memoir, part-historical exploration of British Second World War masculinity and sexuality.

A now commonplace device, Joseph Priestley’s timeline revolutionised how we view history. 

Thriving in troubled times, the allure of a good conspiracy theory has proved irresistible whenever and wherever authorities are not trusted. What’s the damage? 

The correspondents who reported on a period when Russia changed European, and world, history.

The coronation of Charles III was dense with meaning. It’s complicated; and easy to misunderstand. 

An account of the Roman Empire at its height amounts to a marvellous vademecum.

A new account of some of the most exciting, terrible and important years in English history.