Any Colour You Like
How does the process of colourisation affect our understanding of history?
Volume 68 Issue 11 November 2018
Ireland: A Nation in its Own Right
By escaping its neighbour’s orbit, the history of Ireland has moved out of its traditional comfort zones.
Weird Writers of History
If the English language had taken a different path, historians might not exist.
Fake News is Old News
Britain’s psychological warfare campaign against the Nazis pre-empted the information wars of the 21st century.
The Global Success of Silk
The story of silk, which connected the world with a thread.
1918: Year of Victory and Defeat
When the Great War broke out in 1914, the German imperial army was regarded as the finest fighting force on earth. Just four years later, it was crushed by Britain and its allies.
Finding Keepers: Mental Illness in the 19th century
Caring for the mentally ill in Victorian Britain was hard, unrewarding and dangerously unregulated. Alexander Morison tried to improve things for both the unwell and their carers.
Tyrants and Robots
Autocrats have deployed automatons as weapons since antiquity, not just in myth but in reality.
When the Men Came Marching Home
Having survived the rigours of the Great War, soldiers faced the return to civilian life. For some, it presented an even greater challenge.
Wynflæd’s Will
Often lost behind stories of kings, queens, bishops and saints, what was life like for an Anglo-Saxon woman below the upper ranks of society?