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In the current issue: The destruction of Medieval England’s Jews, British soldiers vs the wilderness in the American Revolutionary War, unreported murder in East Germany, ‘mad duchess’ Elizabeth Cavendish, and more.

Political reputations are forged by actions, but the long view of history can be hard to predict. According to some, written history began in the 14th century. It may seem ridiculous, but the Phantom Time conspiracy theory has serious implications. The …

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3 天之前 · T he British pride themselves on their pioneering contribution to anti-slavery, the French argue about their Revolution, the Americans often write better about both these subjects than the Europeans. But neither British, nor French, nor American historiography yet does justice to the revolutionary contribution made by the French slaves to their own liberation in the 1790s – historians too ...

Ukraine War One Year On . W ith 24 February marking the first anniversary of Russia’s large-scale invasion of Ukraine (Crimea and Donbas having been occupied in 2014), William Rees looked at the precedents for Vladimir Putin’s narrative of Western collapse (‘Decline and Fall’).Later in the year, George Garnett reflected on Putin’s …

2025年1月30日 · ‘Increasingly, the question is one of basic competence’ Emily Jones is Lecturer in Modern British History at the University of Manchester. F or some UK prime ministers, their fate travels no further than your local pub quiz: who was the only prime minister to have been assassinated? Spencer Perceval. 1812 for a bonus point.

From gladiators in Ancient Rome to the twentieth century, browse below to find a selection of our most popular articles for schools and colleges across the world. Published in History Review and History Today, this list also includes articles on essay …

On Sunday 14 November 1982 at 4.30pm, the monthly television programme Today’s History began on Channel 4. Today’s History reflected on television History Today’s approach to the past, showing the historical background to current affairs and examining historians’ perceptions on the past today. Each month a pull-out supplement provided readers with four pages of …

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