On the Spot: Nandini Das
‘No historical record is an unmediated window into the past.’
Interview
On the Spot: Barry Cunliffe
‘From an early age I couldn’t conceive of life without being an archaeologist.’
On the Spot: Gordon Campbell
We ask 20 questions of leading historians on why their research matters, one book everyone should read and their views on historical drama …
On the Spot: Srinath Raghavan
‘History doesn’t teach any lessons – only historians do.’
On the Spot: Eleanor Robson
We ask 20 questions of leading historians on why their research matters, one book everyone should read and their views on historical drama …
On the Spot: Ruth Scurr
‘Timing is everything.’
On the Spot: Shadi Bartsch
‘Classics is the playing field for some very important questions.’
On the Spot: Katja Hoyer
‘Human nature always remains the same.’
On the Spot: Priya Satia
‘Struggles matter in and of themselves.’
On the Spot: Natalie Zemon Davis
‘I’d like to meet the 16th-century Leo Africanus’