As the Thirty Years War ravaged the Continent, news reached England of strange phenomena. What did it portend?

The discovery of the molecular structure of benzene by Kathleen Lonsdale helped to reveal the secrets of carbon-based life, ...

Master of Rome by David Potter, The Roman World War by Giusto Traina, and Livia by Caitlin C. Gillespie – tell us about ...

Political Power in Africa and the Coup d’État by Ruth First is a timely reissue from the first wave of Africa’s ‘coup ...

It has been 60 years since the Aberfan disaster of 1966, but memories of corporate failings and injustice persist.

In the 19th century nascent copyright law allowed brands to use fine art in their advertising. It raised prestige, sales, and controversy.

What’s the most exciting field in history today? The continuing retrieval of forgotten voices.’ ...

Becket continues to be an enduring figure of controversy in the public eye. Why was he considered a saint in the first place? In a 2006 BBC poll, St Thomas Becket (c. 1120-70) was voted one of the ...

Mesmerism was a short-lived phenomenon, but its most celebrated British exponent, John Elliotson, attracted large crowds, which incensed his rivals. Wendy Moore draws us into the illustrious world of ...

Amy Fuller looks at the life of the Mexican nun Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz and asks why we feel the need to kill our heroines rather than celebrate their achievements. Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz was a ...

In 480 BC a vast Persian army under king Xerxes crossed into Greece. The invasion was triggered by Athens’ defeat of a Persian army at Marathon ten years earlier, but this was a far bigger force and ...

Niall Ferguson's suggestion that John Maynard Keynes was concerned only with the present doesn't stand up to scrutiny, argues Paul Lay. ‘The long run is a misleading guide to current affairs. In the ...