History Today

‘Ideas don’t do things; people do.’

A medieval myth with deep roots that captured the imagination of western Europe’s age of chivalry.

A horrifying tale of reckless daring and ecological catastrophe.

‘What is the most common misconception about my field? That it is ‘great man’ history.’

A Bodhisattva is a compassionate Buddhist deity who walks among us.

‘People don't learn from others’ mistakes. We have a need to make our own.’

All the winners from this year's awards ceremony.

The myth of Narcissus is a cautionary Classical story of solipsism and self-obsession.

‘What will future generations judge us most harshly for? That we allowed Donald Trump to violate the US constitution.’

‘The generalship at the top in the First World War was as bad as Liddell Hart said it was’.