History Today

‘Our work on the Calais ‘Jungle’ forced me to change my mind about freedom of movement.’

Which president appears on the $5,000 bill? When was the Reichstag Fire?

Facebook, Instagram, and other social media platforms are widely used by historians. But does anyone benefit?

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.