History Today

Babies of the House

The UK Parliament was not designed for women with children and this continues to present challenges for new parents. How far have things changed? 

A Shared Culture

How a German colony laid the groundwork for the alliance between Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan.

Rome, Zombie City

Surveying history’s various attempts to rehydrate Rome’s ‘desiccated corpse’.

Ukrainian Tales

Since it became its first imperial possession in the 18th century, Russia has denied Ukraine’s national existence, while seeing it as an exotic threat.

The Lost Generations

Age matters; events are experienced differently by young and old, but how do we find those differences in history?

The Nandi Bull

Two Hindu gods discover an abandoned child while following the wind’s path.

Libraries for All

Early modern parish libraries, frequently established for the benefit of the general public, were often deliberately inaccessible.