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 …
History Today
On the Spot: Srinath Raghavan
‘History doesn’t teach any lessons – only historians do.’
Ulysses and the Sirens
A Greek hero sees off the challenge of temptation with the help of his ship’s crew.
Is Nationalism still Europe’s Dominant Political Ideology?
Four historians consider whether the continent that gave the world the nation state still remains in its thrall.
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 …
The Pandemic and History
Four historians consider whether the experience of the pandemic has changed their views on the nature of historical crises.
Flaming June
A Victorian homage to a Renaissance master became one of the world’s most reproduced images.
Et in Arcadia Ego
Even in a pastoral idyll, there is death.
On the Spot: Ruth Scurr
‘Timing is everything.’
Is Caribbean History the Key to Understanding the Modern World?
Four distinguished scholars consider a historical question of enormous contemporary resonance.