England’s first trade mission to mughal india wasn’t a great success

Ancient India gave the world its number system, anticipated Galileo’s heliocentric theory by a millennium and spread its culture from Egypt to Siberia–only to be almost entirely forgotten. It’s past time to restore it to its rightful place in history

There are always surprises to discover in history – surprises that can help engage even the most uninterested student. I always look forward to teaching pupils about the suffragettes. So imagine my de

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Just 25 years ago, there seemed to be little new to say about the Vikings – and that was particularly the case for Viking women. The centuries-old consensus was that Viking wives and daughters stayed