A Shared Culture
How a German colony laid the groundwork for the alliance between Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan.
History Today
Rome, Zombie City
Surveying history’s various attempts to rehydrate Rome’s ‘desiccated corpse’.
Bad with the Good
The history of England’s Jewish community in a period of revolution.
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?
Josephine Baker: France’s Acceptable Black Hero
Josephine Baker is rightly revered in her adopted France. This is both a cause for celebration and a prompt to explore the colonialism and racism she helped conceal.
The Nandi Bull
Two Hindu gods discover an abandoned child while following the wind’s path.
In Defence of her Sex
Travelling through time with Christine de Pizan.
Libraries for All
Early modern parish libraries, frequently established for the benefit of the general public, were often deliberately inaccessible.
The Theology of Chocolate
The introduction of chocolate to the Catholic world caused a dilemma: could it be eaten? Should it be given up for Lent?