Historiography

It is among the most commercial as well as maligned fields of history. Four distinguished scholars consider its value – and its future. 

Historians are tethered to the archive, but sometimes fixing the gaps requires the techniques of a novelist.

The pandemic has created a dividing line for our time, like many others in the past.

History neglected is as troubling as history erased. We need to rethink the discipline.

The great native historian of Africa was baptised by Pope Leo X on 6 January 1520.

Good references are invaluable, not just to give credit, but to build a map of the paths taken for research.

To imagine the beliefs and desires of our fellow beings is fundamental to the pursuit of history. Such empathy is needed now more than ever.

Four historians consider the most fundamental question of all, one famously posed by E.H. Carr almost 60 years ago.

Will the pandemic see a boom in local history, or will it spur a desire for global perspectives? Perhaps both.