History

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

The debris of history surrounds us. So why are we still making the same mistakes?
John Bird

The debris of history surrounds us. So why are we still making the same mistakes?

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

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

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

Fixing my mental health with my grandfather’s old map
Mental health

Fixing my mental health with my grandfather’s old map

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

What photo wallets tell us about the history of photography
Cultural history

What photo wallets tell us about the history of photography

Top 5 books on Restoration Britain, chosen by Jack Jewers
British history

Top 5 books on Restoration Britain, chosen by Jack Jewers

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Eddie Piller’s electrifying trip back to Mod’s second wave
Memoir

Eddie Piller’s electrifying trip back to Mod’s second wave

How two men outran the KGB to bring Tetris to the world
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How two men outran the KGB to bring Tetris to the world

I thought Noël Coward was dated. How wrong I was
Biography

I thought Noël Coward was dated. How wrong I was

The man who never gave up on peace
Good Friday Agreement

The man who never gave up on peace