Forthcoming Events
26 June 2025
The Golden Road: How Ancient India Transformed the World @ Chalke Festival, Wiltshire
With William Dalrymple
Chalke Festival is held 23-29 June 2025 and features talks, living history, debate, and performance, all set in the beautiful Wiltshire countryside. As well as sponsoring William Dalrymple’s talk The Golden Road: How Ancient India Transformed the World, History Today will be there with a stand on 27-29 June, so come and say hi. Find out more at chalkefestival.com.
Previous Events
21 May 2019
Socrates in Love: The Making of a Philosopher @ Hatchards, London
With Armand D’Angour
Who and what influenced the young Socrates, motivating him to become the greatest of Greek philosophers?
10 July 2019
King of the World: The Life of Louis XIV @ Hatchards, London
With Philip Mansel
Three hundred years after his death, the Sun King still epitomises the idea of le grand monarque. This is a comprehensive biography of the hypnotic, flawed figure.
King & Emperor: A New Life of Charlemagne @ Hatchards, London
With Janet Nelson
Father of present-day Europe, Charles, King of the Franks, was one of the most extraordinary of all rulers. Discover the man and the life, 12 centuries after his reign.