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

On 23 November 1929 Nigeria’s women rose against the colonial authorities, demanding a return to traditional values and the ejection of the British. T o the British officials in Nigeria they were the ...

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 ...

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

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

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.

The story of witch-hunts in Early Modern Europe has fascinated many and been the object of much historical debate, yet the factors behind its decline and eventual eclipse are much less well understood ...

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

‘The long run is a misleading guide to current affairs. In the long run we are all dead,’ wrote John Maynard Keynes in his 1923 work, A Tract on Monetary Reform. Though rarely quoted in full, it is ...