History Today

‘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’.

Man and god seek love and unity in one of the most celebrated Hindu myths.

The six titles on the shortlist for our annual book prize.

‘People think curators sit about in armchairs drinking tea while occasionally peering at an object. It’s a little more high octane than that.’

A master of the early Renaissance depicts the moment that Christians regard as the confirmation of Jesus’ divinity.

The historian of Roman literature on Augustus’ funeral and the world’s best museum.