History Today

Ian Seymour sheds light on the intriguing cloak-and-dagger voyages of exploration of the comet discoverer.

A look into the Henry Ford’s European Conservation Awards, which pays tribute to the history of ordinary life.

A look at a new exhibition in Venice, which shows the flow of culture between East and West in early Greece.

Richard Cavendish sniffs hallowed turf and delves into real tennis history at Wimbledon's Museum.

A reflection on the work of Charles Rennie Mackintosh, a one of Scotland’s most innovative architects.

Diarmaid MacCulloch reflects on the 'after-life' of Henry VIII's archbishop, burnt at the stake as a Protestant martyr under Mary. 

Maxim Gorky was revered over the lifetime of the Soviet Union as the leading artist and intellectual associated with the 1917 Revolution. But did he really approve of Lenin and the Bolshevik experiment? 

Bill Murray investigates the politics of social housing in the Austrian capital.

Ann Hills introduces a British Council exhibition on Polish-British relations.

Sheridan Gilley challenges the notion that ‘truth’ in history is unattainable.