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.

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

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 ...

In its first two centuries of existence Christianity witnessed the persecution of many of its members by officials of the Roman Empire; the causes of these persecutions have been and continue to be ...

In 1861 serfdom, the system which tied the Russian peasants irrevocably to their landlords, was abolished at the Tsar’s imperial command. Four years later, slavery in the USA was similarly declared ...