History Today

The water nymph, whose affair with a peasant shepherd inspired numerous works of art.

‘If I was let loose in the archives of the Archaeological Museum in Naples I might never emerge.’

An ‘almanac of destiny’ predicts the fortunes of the harvest.

Shedding past light on recent royal scandal, four historians consider the future of an ancient institution.

Were you paying attention in 2019?

What tradition did Martin Luther begin? In what year was ‘Good King Wenceslas’ assassinated?

Death, fealty, homage and power in 1199.

A selection of our favourite articles from the past year.

When we ask historians which genre of history they like least, the most common answer is ‘economic’. Is the field unjustly maligned?

Three wise men, guided by a star, search for the new-born Christ.