History Today

Stephen Yeo ends our discussion...

'All human life is there'. But is it - and can it be interpreted on a par with the chronicles of the great and good? Five social historians discuss the relevance of history without 'kings and things'.

Historians ask, what constitutes the history of popular culture?

Much Tudor art may not have been 'home-grown' but its form and subject matter tells us a great deal about England's 'natural rulers'.

William's persistent determination to build an abbey on the exact site of his victory at Hastings underlines its importance as a symbol of the Norman Conquest.

Dai Smith, senior lecturer at University College, Cardiff, offers his thoughts.

Ronald Hutton on why it is a miracle for professional historians to publish books.

The legacy of empire brought nearly half a million blacks and Asians to Britain in the fifties in search of a better life.

Peter Burke discusses historical amnesia and cultural roots.