On 23 November 1929 Nigeria’s women rose against the colonial authorities, demanding a return to traditional values and the ...

National security during the Second World War was threatened by the ‘enemy within’ – working-class women, suspected of ...

Who Really Wrote the Bible: The Story of the Scribes by William M. Schniedewind asks what authorship meant to the hidden ...

Pilgrimage is not meant to be easy, but it remains a popular pursuit – even for non-believers.

What does the history of the Channel Tunnel tell us about Britain’s relationship with its neighbours? A t 8.23am on the ...

The real female Victorian detectives were every bit as bold as their fictional counterparts – and far more prevalent than we ...

Robert Clive’s death has long been attributed to suicide. What is the evidence?

Gina Anne Tam is Associate Professor of History and Co-Chair of Women and Gender Studies at Trinity University, San Antonio.

British agents of empire saw their actions in India through the texts of their classical educations. They looked for ...

T oothbrushing has been a regular part of most people’s daily routines since the mid-20th century, but it was only a few ...

T he sums are eye-watering. In 991 the English king Æthelred paid the Vikings £10,000 to stop them sacking the east coast of England. Three years later a sum variously recorded as £16,000 or £22,000 ...