History Today

America’s longstanding passion for the great outdoors.

In a divided country, painful memories of the Ottoman era are something that Bulgarians can agree on. 

A polarising poltergeist sowed division in 18th-century England. 

One of Buddhism’s most reviled villains was crucified in the Buddhist underworld. When French Christians arrived in Siam in the 17th century, venerating images of Christ on the cross, dialogue between the two religions reached an impasse.

Who was Matthew Webb? How many books were in Umberto Eco’s library?

Edith Lanchester was abducted and committed on 25 October 1895, causing a national outcry.

Mississippi’s governors have had a unique approach to prison labour and prisoner rehabilitation. 

As revolutions swept across Europe, Polynesian polities also witnessed dramatic changes when monarchies were rebuilt and traditional societies transformed.

Throughout the centuries countless libraries and carefully curated book collections have been dispersed, destroyed or lost.