“it was joan of arc who persuaded the french that they could win”

I n 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue. That, at least, is what the famous rhyme tells us. Memorising such dates is a common experience of being taught history – a cliché superbly lampooned by the w

I greatly enjoyed your interview with Alice Roberts about her new book Domination, (Books Interview, September), and its argument that the church was essentially Rome rebadged, with its structures and

D.H. ROBINSON Millennial “progressive” politics have failed. They have worsened our country and undermined democracy itself

The celebrated historian explains why he’s taking to the stage with a Maxim gun on his new live tour

The Story of Tudor Art: A History of Tudor ...

Danny Bird Your book opens with the story of a woman named Solitude on Guadaloupe. Why did you choose to start with her and what can she tell us about the wider history of resistance among enslaved pe