History Today

Travels Through Time #3 – Kate Fullagar, 1776

Journey with Travels Through Time to 10 December 1776. Kate Fullagar recounts the day as lived by the Cherokee diplomat and warrior, Ostenaco; the Raiatean Voyager, Mai and the artist who painted them, Joshua Reynolds. 

On the Spot: Michael Scott

‘The most common misconception about my field is that classicists study a past that no longer impacts on our world today.’

Unicorns

A mythological creature of extraordinary resilience.

The Best History Books 2018

From the Thirty Years War to the ancient civilisation of Iran, from Anglo-American rivalries in the desert to the persecution of indigenous peoples, historians select their favourite books of the past year.

Thoth and Khepri

The ancient Egyptian gods of creation and knowledge vanquish the ‘Lord of Chaos’.