History Matters
Thoughts, opinions and commentary on all things historical.
Can Welsh history be separated from British history, or are they too intertwined?
Lal Ded was a pioneer of Kashmiri poetry, who raised the consciousness of the common people and challenged ideas of caste, religion and gender.
Many people have been accused of trying to establish a Fourth Reich, but what was it?
What’s the point of petitions?
The six titles on the shortlist for our annual book prize.
William (‘Willie’) Lamont (1934-2018) changed our understanding of religion and the civil war.
Without political power of her own, Fulvia wielded that of her husbands.
Every generation has its own Robin, adapted to fit the needs of the time.
The father of modern optics could not have succeeded had he not feigned madness.
The relationship between France, Germany and Britain is at the heart of the European story. Three historical figures embody it.