History
Why has Hitler taken so long to die? 

Why has Hitler taken so long to die?
In cultural terms the Nazi dictator is still unavoidable. How much is that to do with the way he died?
LGBTQ+ History Month: We need to shout our history from the rooftops!

LGBTQ+ History Month: We need to shout our history from the rooftops!
‘Diversities in humankind have always been here,’ writes historian Norena Shopland, ‘and will always be here until the end of time’
Big Issue founder Lord John Bird: My 80th birthday message

Big Issue founder Lord John Bird: My 80th birthday message
The Big Issue founder looks at a changed London as he reaches a milestone. And his message for readers is: Always take your copy when you buy Big Issue magazine
How marmalade spread across the world
How marmalade spread across the world
This Lancaster Priory monument was a culture wars flashpoint. Then it became a force for good
This Lancaster Priory monument was a culture wars flashpoint. Then it became a force for good
Train Dreams star Joel Edgerton: ‘What is the meaning of this life that we have?’

Train Dreams star Joel Edgerton: ‘What is the meaning of this life that we have?’
I can never walk past a church without going in. All the complexities of human life are inside

I can never walk past a church without going in. All the complexities of human life are inside
These inspiring women in history flew in the face of patriarchal norms

These inspiring women in history flew in the face of patriarchal norms
Yes, we’re milking Margaret Thatcher for profit and publicity. It’s what she would have wanted

Yes, we’re milking Margaret Thatcher for profit and publicity. It’s what she would have wanted
Mad King George or Keir Starmer? Jane Austen fans on the Regency era ideas that can save Britain

Mad King George or Keir Starmer? Jane Austen fans on the Regency era ideas that can save Britain
Queer history goes back centuries – even the Georgians questioned their gender and sexuality

Queer history goes back centuries – even the Georgians questioned their gender and sexuality
I was never taught about Black women in British history. So I decided to do something about it

I was never taught about Black women in British history. So I decided to do something about it
Breathtaking images from humankind’s first missions to space, remastered and seen for the first time

Breathtaking images from humankind’s first missions to space, remastered and seen for the first time
The extraordinary story of Bessie Coleman, the first Black woman to hold a pilot’s licence

The extraordinary story of Bessie Coleman, the first Black woman to hold a pilot’s licence
Top 5 historical novels, chosen by best-selling author Lana Kortchik

Top 5 historical novels, chosen by best-selling author Lana Kortchik
Why did so many women in a tiny Hungarian village poison their husbands? 

Why did so many women in a tiny Hungarian village poison their husbands?
Human presenter Ella Al-Shamahi: ‘I used to be a creationist missionary – now I trust the science’

Human presenter Ella Al-Shamahi: ‘I used to be a creationist missionary – now I trust the science’
Women were a huge part of the Gold Rush. Why do we never hear about them?

Women were a huge part of the Gold Rush. Why do we never hear about them?
Folk culture is everywhere in Britain. You just have to look for it

Folk culture is everywhere in Britain. You just have to look for it
Disability rights activists are too often erased from history. I’m on a mission to change that

Disability rights activists are too often erased from history. I’m on a mission to change that
I broke the Guinness World Record for most museum visits in a single day – this is what I learned

I broke the Guinness World Record for most museum visits in a single day – this is what I learned
What we can learn from the eerie and mysterious worlds we leave behind

What we can learn from the eerie and mysterious worlds we leave behind
Why Putin’s Russia is still haunted by the ghost of Stalin

Why Putin’s Russia is still haunted by the ghost of Stalin
What our world leaders could learn from George Eliot’s Middlemarch

