History Today

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.

Kenneth Lunn looks at the dynamics of the labour movement's reaction to new migrants.