Our series, History Books, continues with a book about a man who was deported to a Soviet prison camp, a Gulag, before escaping. rss feed
Grigori Rasputin was an enigma of his age. He rose from obscurity to become a key friend of the Russian royal family. He was also
The classic image of the discovery of King Tutankhamun’s tomb is our image of the week. After we looked at the mystery of San
Here Kate Tyte gives us a fascinating overview of Mesmerism, a popular hypnotic process that united all classes and many people believed in through the
How familiar are you with the Tudors? In this article, Jennifer Johnstone introduces us to some of the key events and people in the period
In this article Manfred Gabriel argues that as a result of World War II propaganda, some people in the West expect Japanese people to ‘appear’
A mysterious ancient site in Colombia, the Archaeological Park of San Agustin, is our image of the week. Following our look at the Mogao
Our new history podcast series, History Books, starts with the book Last Words of the Executed by Robert K. Elder. rss feed | iTunes |
In this fascinating article, Wout Vergauwen tells us about the Monroe Doctrine, an Empire of Liberty – and America’s expansion across the West and beyond
Were the 1920s German paramilitaries known as the Freikorps Nazis, saboteurs or liberators? Our cover story in the latest edition of History is Now magazine