History Today

Irene Coltman Brown focusses on a staunch 17th-century republican prepared to die for his beliefs.

Arthur Marwick teaches some history lessons from the Open University.

Krzysztof Z. Cieszkowski examines the life of the 19th-century prize pugilist-turned-preacher, William Thompson.

Michael Hunter discusses works uncovering a period of scientific revolution.

'The Genius of Venice' at the Royal Academy, Winter 1983/4

Rosemary Day considers Oxford and Cambridge in the Tudor and Stewart age

Breaking away from the limited perspectives of American history long prevalent in Britain, Alistair Hennessy contributes to a clearer understanding of historical processes which have too often been considered as unique to the United States.

The ability of Jinnah to unite a series of political expediencies with the popular appeal of Islam to demand a separate state for the Muslim people, has brought him the accolade 'the founder of Pakistan'. 

Taken from two eight-volume enterprises marking the coming of age of African history, Michael Crowder looks at the African reactions to the European colonial presence, rather than with the doings of the Europeans themselves.

G.R. Elton and R.W. Fogel intervene in the vital current debate of historians: are there two separate species of history, scientific and traditional?