History

Why we need to remember the truth about the Holocaust all year round
History

Why we need to remember the truth about the Holocaust all year round

What Keir Starmer can learn from Britain’s first Labour government – 100 years ago
Politics

What Keir Starmer can learn from Britain’s first Labour government – 100 years ago

Wim Wenders’ Anselm documentary underlines how hard it is to clear the debris of our history 
John Bird

Wim Wenders’ Anselm documentary underlines how hard it is to clear the debris of our history 

The true story of Christmas you probably never knew – told by The Rest is History podcast hosts
Christmas

The true story of Christmas you probably never knew – told by The Rest is History podcast hosts

Bad leadership is the greatest tragedy of human life. It’s time to give the people a shot
John Bird

Bad leadership is the greatest tragedy of human life. It’s time to give the people a shot

Harold Wilson’s mistress-cum-secretary Marcia Williams was more trailblazer than troublemaker 
Politics

Harold Wilson’s mistress-cum-secretary Marcia Williams was more trailblazer than troublemaker 

Marc Bolan: AngelHeaded Hipster doc shows how manic pixie dream boy inspired Nick Cave, U2 and more
Metal Guru

Marc Bolan: AngelHeaded Hipster doc shows how manic pixie dream boy inspired Nick Cave, U2 and more

Top 5 books set in historic London, selected by author Mike Delaney
Books

Top 5 books set in historic London, selected by author Mike Delaney

Majority of Brits can’t name a single Black British historical figure. Here’s how we change that
Black History Month

Majority of Brits can’t name a single Black British historical figure. Here’s how we change that

A fascinating history of Britain told through cake
Cake

A fascinating history of Britain told through cake

Keir Starmer needs to stop worrying about winning next election and learn from Clement Attlee
Richard Toye

Keir Starmer needs to stop worrying about winning next election and learn from Clement Attlee

Top 5 books about Winston Churchill, selected by historian David Reynolds
Books

Top 5 books about Winston Churchill, selected by historian David Reynolds

TV historian David Olusoga: ‘My family were driven from our home by the National Front’
Letter to my younger self

TV historian David Olusoga: ‘My family were driven from our home by the National Front’

Globe making is a dying skill, but I’m keeping the tradition going
Craftspeople

Globe making is a dying skill, but I’m keeping the tradition going

Self-portraits: The surprising history of the selfie
Art history

Self-portraits: The surprising history of the selfie

The 18th-century astronomer who sparked a modern love story
behind the book

The 18th-century astronomer who sparked a modern love story

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Marriage: A feminist history
LGBT+

Marriage: A feminist history

Aleister Crowley and the secret history of UK witches in World War II
history

Aleister Crowley and the secret history of UK witches in World War II

Goodbye Eastern Europe: Finding the remains of a lost world
History

Goodbye Eastern Europe: Finding the remains of a lost world

How the ‘Other Renaissance’ shaped the modern world
History

How the ‘Other Renaissance’ shaped the modern world