History Matters

The death of Joseph Stalin’s son Yakov Dzhugashvili in a German concentration camp 80 years ago was kept a secret for decades.

Remembered as Adam’s first wife, a child-killing demon and a feminist hero, who was Lilith?

Charles Dickens’ most enduring friendship was with his sister-in-law, who has been remembered as his housekeeper.

Fifty encrypted letters sent by Mary, Queen of Scots have recently been deciphered. What have we learnt?

For Edward I, filling his army with criminals made perfect sense.

Using violence as a response to oppression and surveillance can both divide and unite communities.

One of Croatia’s most-read authors, Marija Jurić Zagorka spent her life in defiance of convention.

Nicknames can easily raise an eyebrow, but they have value to the historian beyond humour.

Recent protests in China are part of a long tradition of student activism, but results are often lacklustre.

Was the worst poet in history a hidden visionary?