History Today

Naming It

The role of patients and professionals in the definition and treatment of schizophrenia.

Broad Church

A new and ambitious foray into the world of Anglican ecclesiastical history.

A Woman Runs for President

Victoria Claflin Woodhull was ratified as the Equal Rights Party’s candidate for the presidency on 6 June 1872.

Goodbye to the Vikings

The term ‘Viking’ as it is commonly used is misleading, warping our perception of the Middle Ages. It should be retired.

Burn in Hell

In 1022 heretics were discovered in northern France and burned to death for their crimes. But what caused this outbreak of radical thought?