History Today

Three hundred years ago the seal was set for an educational establishment in Virginia that has since exercised a powerful cultural and social influence in North America. J.E. Morpurgo looks at the life and times of the College of William and Mary.

Richard Cavendish introduces the Society which seeks to preserve 20th century buildings.

Raymond Smith and Nicholas Young chart the history of human waste disposal.

Robert Edelman unravels the intriguing tale of the politics behind the rise-and-fall of a crack Red Army football team during the Cold War.

For some in the years 1789-94, the people's drama in Paris was not fast enough at reflecting a world turned upside down. Michele Root-Bernstein looks at what was performed and how revolutionary it really was.

Michael Antonucci discerns Byzantine origins in today's international power politics.

John Hartsock details the rise and fall of noble tolerance of religious freedom in 17th-century Maryland.

Ann Hills on digging up in Switzerland