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History Today Review of the Year 2023

History Today Review of the Year

A selection of the best writing from History Today’s last 12 issues, offering historical perspectives on 2023.

Popular Articles

Charles V of France and Emperor Charles IV feast while the Siege of Jerusalem is re-enacted, from the Grandes Chroniques de France, c.1380.

The Long Shadow of the First Crusade

Indian Painter, by Eanger Irving Couse, late 19th or early 20th century. Minneapolis Institute of Art. Public Domain.

On the Spot: Kathleen DuVal

Hertha Ayrton in her laboratory, by J. Russell & Sons, 1910. With permission from the Mistress and Fellows, Girton College, Cambridge.

How Hertha Ayrton Made Waves

‘View of the Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye’, 18th-century engraving. Rijksmuseum. Public Domain.

God’s Machines: Descartes and Nature

The love letter, by Johannes Vermeer, c.1669-70. Rijksmuseum. Public Domain.

‘I Humbly Beg Your Speedy Answer’ by Mary Beth North review

Arabian American Oil Co drilling rig in the desert, Saudi Arabia, by Robert Yarnall Richie, 1948. DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University. Public Domain.

‘Saudi Arabia: A Modern History’ by David Commins review

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