History Today

The Science Museum in London last year opened its largest historical gallery. Timothy Boon, its Deputy Project Director, explains the roles of history within the display.

Pamela Pilbeam looks at the appeal of utopian socialism in early 19th-century France.

Robert Pearce reviews the responses to our annual survey of the world of undergraduate history in British universities.

John K. Walton looks at the Belgian seaside resort and the part British visitors played in its development.

William Rubinstein continues his survey of topics of enduring popular debate by examining the controversy surrounding the true identity of England's famous bard.

Karen Thomas presents the struggles for Sahrawi identity, past and present, in North Africa.

Penelope Johnston explores a new museum of Canadian military history.

Keith Randell, founder of the inspiring textbook series Access to History, explains how he found his own way in.

August 31st, 1751

Isaac Merritt Singer did not invent the sewing maching, but he patented the first practical and efficient one, on August 12th, 1851.