History Matters
Thoughts, opinions and commentary on all things historical.
Why the British government can’t reveal more about an ‘open secret’.
From monks to Vikings to tourists, Manx has (almost) survived against the odds.
The concerns of a Sardinian abbess, as seen through the letters of Gregory the Great.
All the winners from this year's awards ceremony.
Never fully exorcised, the memory of Italy’s fascist past is fading.
How will modern women respond to the realities of a 16th-century life?
The diaries of a young teacher reveal the complexities of racial tensions in the Gold Coast.
A translator alters more than a text’s language, turning the process into a political statement.
The late, great American novelist performed an important, but little-known, cultural role during the Cold War.
As technology changes, so do ideas about the borders of the self and the nature of privacy.