History Today

This month we discuss Proto-Indo-European, the ancestor of almost every language now spoken from the Hebrides to the Himalayas.

Geoffrey Parker talks to History Today editor Paul Lay about his distinguished career. 

Tom Holland speaks to Gerard Russell about religion in the Middle East. 

From Piketty’s trumpet-blast to the great deeds of medieval saints, ten leading historians tell us about their best reads from 2014.

We ask some of our leading historians to tell us about the books that they have found most stimulating over the past 12 months.

With its brevity and speed of reply, the Edwardian postcard was the social media of its day.

A detailed account of the pageantry, expense and spectacle of the First Duke of Wellington's public funeral.

The results of our informal poll to name the most important historian of the past 60 years are in.

As our 60th anniversary year nears its conclusion we asked distinguished historians to choose their favourite works of history produced in the last 60 years and to name the most important historian of the period.