Runaway Nuns in Norman England
Anglo-Saxon noblewomen took shelter from the invading Normans in nunneries. Did that make them brides of Christ?
History Today
‘Manga’s First Century’ by Andrea Horbinski review
Manga’s First Century: How Creators and Fans Made Japanese Comics, 1905-1989 by Andrea Horbinski reveals the colourful companion to Japan’s turbulent 20th century.
‘The Long Death of Adolf Hitler’ by Caroline Sharples review
The Long Death of Adolf Hitler: An Investigative History by Caroline Sharples explores the public fascination with the dictator’s demise and the tall tales of his escape.
The East India Company in Japan
Although the reception was not always warm, the English East India Company made several attempts to trade in Japan in the 17th century.
The Sicilian Vespers
Two thousand were slain on the night of 30 March 1282 as the Kingdom of Sicily rose against the hated Charles of Anjou in the Sicilian Vespers.
Jerzy Popiełuszko’s Masses for Poland
The murder of a priest, Jerzy Popiełuszko, in 1980s Poland exposed the cracks in the communist regime.
‘Europe: A New History’ by Roderick Beaton review
Long shorn of a shared faith and distanced from its classical roots, Europe: A New History by Roderick Beaton discovers a continent searching for a definition.
African Princes Between the Companies
In 1717 two African princes were sold into slavery. Navigating London society and the machinations of the East India and Royal African Companies, they negotiated a path home.
How Can We Write the History of Emotions?
We know that people in the past felt, but not what, how, or why. Is emotional history recoverable?
Baldwin, Saladin, and the Fall of Jerusalem
As Baldwin IV succumbed to leprosy, his potential successors fought over the throne. Their determination to prove their worth would bring medieval Jerusalem itself into peril