History
-
The Black Death: A New Culprit?
When it comes to the Black Death, rats are usually cast as the villains of the piece – and with…
Read More » -
Marmots and the Origins of the Black Death
When it comes to the Black Death, rats are usually cast as the villains of the piece – and with…
Read More » -
Zombies, Cannibals and Werewolves | History Today
Over the centuries, claims of cannibalism have been used repeatedly to justify slavery and imperialism. Indigenous Americans and enslaved Africans,…
Read More » -
Madam Butterfly and the Forging of Japanese Identity
Rosina Storchio in the first production of Madam Butterfly at La Scala, Milan, 1904 © Lebrecht Music & Arts/Bridgeman Images. The…
Read More » -
Tutankhamun’s Ostriches | History Today
The ostrich feather fan (c.1370-52 BC) found in the tomb of Tutankhamun. Alamy. It was not until several months after…
Read More » -
Unsettled Legacy | History Today
The southern writer Robert Penn Warren claimed that the Civil War was the United States’ ‘only “felt” history – history…
Read More » -
The Battle of St Louis
Louis statue, St. Louis, Missouri. Bill Grant/Alamy. Protesters gathered in June 2020 at the foot of the monumental equestrian statue…
Read More » -
70 Years of History Today
In its 70 years, History Today has moved with the times but has never lost sight of its guiding principle:…
Read More » -
A World Without Touch | History Today
‘Those Who Go’, by Umberto Boccioni, 1912 © Bridgeman Images. Imagine, if you can, a world where humans live in isolation.…
Read More » -
Catherine dei Medici and the French Wars of Religion
Portrait of Catherine de’ Medici by François Clouet, c.1580. Walters Art Museum. The year 1598 marked the conclusion of the four…
Read More »