The Pandemic and History
Four historians consider whether the experience of the pandemic has changed their views on the nature of historical crises.
History Today
Flaming June
A Victorian homage to a Renaissance master became one of the world’s most reproduced images.
Et in Arcadia Ego
Even in a pastoral idyll, there is death.
On the Spot: Ruth Scurr
‘Timing is everything.’
Is Caribbean History the Key to Understanding the Modern World?
Four distinguished scholars consider a historical question of enormous contemporary resonance.
Is There Too Much Military History?
It is among the most commercial as well as maligned fields of history. Four distinguished scholars consider its value – and its future.
On the Spot: Shadi Bartsch
‘Classics is the playing field for some very important questions.’
The Dead Christ
Holbein the Younger’s image still startles 500 years after its creation.
On the Spot: Katja Hoyer
‘Human nature always remains the same.’
What has been the Impact of the Creation of Bangladesh?
Beginning in March 1971, the Bangladesh War of Independence led to East Pakistan becoming a new nation state. On the 50th anniversary of its outbreak, four experts assess the war’s legacy.