History Matters

This month marks the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the first enslaved people in the English Caribbean.

Indian teams besting British sides on the polo field threatened to undermine the colonial enterprise.

Often dismissed as a myth, was there a real man behind the legend of King Arthur?

In 1753 the journey of a minor Jewish naturalisation Act through Parliament prompted an outsized furore. 

Did live gibbeting ever take place in Britain? For the Victorians, the macabre question was a pressing one.

In 1976 Boston saw the bicentennial celebrations of the United States as an opportunity to revitalise the city.

Looking for a new route to Jerusalem, medieval crusaders turned to the Strait of Hormuz.

Ancient Egyptian monuments are covered in graffiti made by visitors from Cyprus. Why were they there, and what does it mean?

In the 1960s Anglo-French efforts to collaborate on a new combat aircraft – the BAC/Dassault AFVG – hit turbulence.

Even when she was imprisoned, Mary, Queen of Scots carefully curated her Catholic image.