History Today

Louise Stevenson argues that girls growing up in mid-19th-century America were far more intellectually forceful and streetwise than often given credit for.

Archaeological wonders in the Mediterranean

Penelope Corfield delights in the traditions and splendours of the Apothecaries Hall in the capital.

Penny Young on Turkey's equivalent to Hadrian's Wall

The story of an almost unknown war and its international repercussions on the eve of Pearl Harbor.

A look into an ‘Army Museum’ in Brussels.

Liz Sagues looks at how the Museum of London are revamping their current exhibitions.

Jennifer Carter takes a look back on the history of the university of Aberdeen.

David Abulafia reassesses the life and motives of a notorious ruler and the complex web of Renaissance diplomacy involving him which led up to the Italian wars.

Andrew Martindale explains why Renaissance Sienese doctored the history of a 12th-century papacy when decorating their new city hall.