History Today

Listening to the words of lullabies mothers have sung to their babies over the centuries can give the historian an insight into the constancy - and expression - of maternal feelings.

Robert Thorne on London's architects and their work.

Oman is frequently in the news at the moment - reflecting Britain’s crucial role in the reconstruction of this ancient Empire.

John Campbell on the curious case of F.E. Smith and the 'black diaries' of Sir Roger Casement

D.G. Williamson looks at the varied works relating to the 19th-century European statesman.

Bernard Porter suggests that this is fast becoming the age of the spurious historical parallel.

Robert Poole examines the continuity over centuries of a tradition in northern England.

Walter Minchinton discusses the rise of buildings used for ammunition manufacture.

The murder of young Edmund de Pashley uncovered a family feud that illuminates the realities of late-medieval crime.