Indonesia’s Heroic History
Indonesian national heroes are state approved. Is Suharto, an old president with a history of violence, worthy of the title?
History Today
Kent Philpott and the Origins of Conversion Therapy
1960s San Francisco is remembered as the capital of gay liberation, but it also saw the birth of conversion therapy.
A 75th Anniversary Letter from the Editors
History Today was first published 75 years ago this month to make sense of a world undergoing ‘bewilderingly swift’ change.
‘On Pedantry’ by Arnoud S.Q. Visser review
On Pedantry: A Cultural History of the Know-It-All by Arnoud S.Q. Visser explores the long history of anti-intellectualism from the death of Socrates to the culture wars.
Letters from Our Readers on the 75th Anniversary
History Today was first published on 12 January 1951. Our readers and contributors share their memories of the magazine 75 years on.
The Ambassador, the Spy, and the Chocolatier
The 18th-century Dutch Republic was a hotbed of secretive Jacobite networks producing seditious pamphlets.
‘The Queenship of Mathilda of Flanders’ by Laura L. Gathagan review
The Queenship of Mathilda of Flanders, c.1031-1083: Embodying Conquest by Laura L. Gathagan traces the material legacy of the Conqueror’s consort.
The Rise and Fall of the US Army Camel Corps
The vast deserts of the American West posed logistical problems for the US Army. Camels offered a novel solution.
‘The Revolution to Come’ and ‘Revolutions: A New History’ review
Two recent books, The Revolution to Come: A History of an Idea from Thucydides to Lenin by Dan Edelstein and Revolutions: A New History by Donald Sassoon, illustrate the past and future of revolutionary studies.
New Year Readers’ Resolutions
How to read more? We might take instruction from a more leisurely age.