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Featuring: the Trojan myth of #medieval Wales, #Russia and the West, brothels in the #BritishEmpire, and more.
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Featuring: the Trojan myth of #medieval Wales, #Russia and the West, brothels in the #BritishEmpire, and more.
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Following its conquest by the English in 1284, #medieval Wales needed a new origin story that established its place in Britain. Were the Welsh descended from Troy?
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Trojan Wales: The Medieval Afterlife of an Ancient Myth
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February 12, 2026 at 10:56 AM
Following its conquest by the English in 1284, #medieval Wales needed a new origin story that established its place in Britain. Were the Welsh descended from Troy?
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In the fight against rising #riverpollution by big corporations, legal cases have had to get creative.
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The Public Versus the River Polluters
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February 12, 2026 at 9:24 AM
In the fight against rising #riverpollution by big corporations, legal cases have had to get creative.
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The archetypal image of the #WeimarRepublic is one of political instability, economic crisis and debauched hedonism.
The cliché is being challenged.
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The cliché is being challenged.
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Was the Weimar Republic a Failed State?
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February 12, 2026 at 9:11 AM
The archetypal image of the #WeimarRepublic is one of political instability, economic crisis and debauched hedonism.
The cliché is being challenged.
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The cliché is being challenged.
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After the collapse of the #USSR and end of the #ColdWar, Russia found itself in an uncertain position, both drawn to, and repelled by, the West.
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Prelude to Putin: Russia and the West in the 1990s
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February 11, 2026 at 4:52 PM
After the collapse of the #USSR and end of the #ColdWar, Russia found itself in an uncertain position, both drawn to, and repelled by, the West.
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The founding of London’s first university 200 years ago today was controversial, but how much truth was there to claims of its students’ radical politics and rowdy ways?
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The Godless Students of London University
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February 11, 2026 at 2:35 PM
The founding of London’s first university 200 years ago today was controversial, but how much truth was there to claims of its students’ radical politics and rowdy ways?
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The #earlymodern Islamic world was embroiled in a bitter controversy over coffee. Much ink was spilt by poets on both sides.
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The Coffee Poets of 16th-Century Islam
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February 11, 2026 at 11:21 AM
The #earlymodern Islamic world was embroiled in a bitter controversy over coffee. Much ink was spilt by poets on both sides.
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Japan has had a vexed relationship with Jesus ever since European missionaries arrived on its shores. Banned until 1873, successive leaders have asked whether love of the ‘two Js’ is compatible.
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Christianity’s Bloody History in Japan
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February 11, 2026 at 10:33 AM
Japan has had a vexed relationship with Jesus ever since European missionaries arrived on its shores. Banned until 1873, successive leaders have asked whether love of the ‘two Js’ is compatible.
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#MargaretThatcher became leader of the Conservative Party #OnThisDay in 1975.
The Iron Lady struggled to write her own speeches. Who put the words in her mouth?
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The Iron Lady struggled to write her own speeches. Who put the words in her mouth?
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Thatcher’s Wordsmiths
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February 11, 2026 at 8:55 AM
#MargaretThatcher became leader of the Conservative Party #OnThisDay in 1975.
The Iron Lady struggled to write her own speeches. Who put the words in her mouth?
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The Iron Lady struggled to write her own speeches. Who put the words in her mouth?
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On 13 February 1692 the Macdonalds of Glencoe were put to the sword by troops loyal to William III. Nobody was held to account.
✍️ Mathew Lyons explains
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✍️ Mathew Lyons explains
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Massacre at Glencoe
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February 10, 2026 at 4:22 PM
On 13 February 1692 the Macdonalds of Glencoe were put to the sword by troops loyal to William III. Nobody was held to account.
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✍️ Mathew Lyons explains
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180 years ago #OnThisDay #India’s Sikh Empire was decisively defeated at the Battle of Sobraon.
The ambitious Sikh queen Jind Kaur faced division among her subjects and the might of the #BritishEmpire.
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The ambitious Sikh queen Jind Kaur faced division among her subjects and the might of the #BritishEmpire.
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India’s Last Sikh Queen
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February 10, 2026 at 10:57 AM
180 years ago #OnThisDay #India’s Sikh Empire was decisively defeated at the Battle of Sobraon.
The ambitious Sikh queen Jind Kaur faced division among her subjects and the might of the #BritishEmpire.
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The ambitious Sikh queen Jind Kaur faced division among her subjects and the might of the #BritishEmpire.
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On 13 February 1692 the Macdonalds of Glencoe were put to the sword by troops loyal to William III. Nobody was held to account.
✍️ Mathew Lyons explains
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✍️ Mathew Lyons explains
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Massacre at Glencoe
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February 10, 2026 at 9:55 AM
On 13 February 1692 the Macdonalds of Glencoe were put to the sword by troops loyal to William III. Nobody was held to account.
✍️ Mathew Lyons explains
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✍️ Mathew Lyons explains
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In the 1970s a series of interviews detailed how servicemen bought sex across the #BritishEmpire, sometimes in brothels run by the army itself.
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The British Empire’s Brothels
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February 10, 2026 at 9:02 AM
In the 1970s a series of interviews detailed how servicemen bought sex across the #BritishEmpire, sometimes in brothels run by the army itself.
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Runes: A Concise History by Tom Birkett looks beyond the mythical baggage to find a writing system no less remarkable and mysterious.
✍️ Danny Bate reviews the recent #history book
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✍️ Danny Bate reviews the recent #history book
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‘Runes’ by Tom Birkett review
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February 9, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Runes: A Concise History by Tom Birkett looks beyond the mythical baggage to find a writing system no less remarkable and mysterious.
✍️ Danny Bate reviews the recent #history book
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✍️ Danny Bate reviews the recent #history book
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In this week’s Miscellanies: the people vs the river polluters.
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February 9, 2026 at 11:30 AM
In this week’s Miscellanies: the people vs the river polluters.
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The founding of London’s first university – now @ucl.ac.uk – 200 years ago this week was controversial, but how much truth was there to claims of its students’ radical politics and rowdy ways?
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The Godless Students of London University
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February 9, 2026 at 9:50 AM
The founding of London’s first university – now @ucl.ac.uk – 200 years ago this week was controversial, but how much truth was there to claims of its students’ radical politics and rowdy ways?
🔓 Georgina Brewis’ recent article is free for 7 days
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🔓 Georgina Brewis’ recent article is free for 7 days
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Runes: A Concise History by Tom Birkett looks beyond the mythical baggage to find a writing system no less remarkable and mysterious.
✍️ Danny Bate reviews the recent #history book
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✍️ Danny Bate reviews the recent #history book
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‘Runes’ by Tom Birkett review
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February 9, 2026 at 9:24 AM
Runes: A Concise History by Tom Birkett looks beyond the mythical baggage to find a writing system no less remarkable and mysterious.
✍️ Danny Bate reviews the recent #history book
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✍️ Danny Bate reviews the recent #history book
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Keeping the throne in the #OttomanEmpire was no easy task. For a new sultan, the most foolproof method of securing power was to kill all other claimants.
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Heads Will Roll: Murder and the Ottoman Succession
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February 9, 2026 at 9:10 AM
Keeping the throne in the #OttomanEmpire was no easy task. For a new sultan, the most foolproof method of securing power was to kill all other claimants.
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Early modern cancer experiments such as that undertaken by English surgeon Samuel Smith privileged the senses, but the effects could be fatal.
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The Contagious Taste of Cancer
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February 9, 2026 at 9:03 AM
Early modern cancer experiments such as that undertaken by English surgeon Samuel Smith privileged the senses, but the effects could be fatal.
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The #ThirtyYearsWar tore Central Europe apart, destroying towns, cities, and farmland. What happened to those forced from their homes?
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Fight and Flight in the Thirty Years War
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February 6, 2026 at 9:57 AM
The #ThirtyYearsWar tore Central Europe apart, destroying towns, cities, and farmland. What happened to those forced from their homes?
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It’s not just Brexit; history suggests that Britain’s relationship with Europe may never truly be resolved.
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Brexit: Britain’s Forever War
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February 6, 2026 at 9:05 AM
It’s not just Brexit; history suggests that Britain’s relationship with Europe may never truly be resolved.
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26 Japanese Christians were crucified at Nagasaki #OnThisDay in 1597.
Japan has had a vexed relationship with Jesus ever since European missionaries arrived on its shores.
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Japan has had a vexed relationship with Jesus ever since European missionaries arrived on its shores.
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Christianity’s Bloody History in Japan
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February 5, 2026 at 2:05 PM
26 Japanese Christians were crucified at Nagasaki #OnThisDay in 1597.
Japan has had a vexed relationship with Jesus ever since European missionaries arrived on its shores.
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Japan has had a vexed relationship with Jesus ever since European missionaries arrived on its shores.
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Unreason reigned supreme in Zurich #OnThisDay in 1916 as Dada made its debut at the Cabaret Voltaire.
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✍️ Mathew Lyons explains
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The Birth of Dada
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February 5, 2026 at 11:42 AM
Unreason reigned supreme in Zurich #OnThisDay in 1916 as Dada made its debut at the Cabaret Voltaire.
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✍️ Mathew Lyons explains
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British servicemen overseas bought sex, sometimes in brothels run by the British army. In the 1970s they began to talk about it.
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🔒 Catherine Phipps’ feature from the February issue is now in the archive
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The British Empire’s Brothels
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February 5, 2026 at 10:07 AM
British servicemen overseas bought sex, sometimes in brothels run by the British army. In the 1970s they began to talk about it.
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🔒 Catherine Phipps’ feature from the February issue is now in the archive
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#MahatmaGandhi was assassinated on 30 January 1948. As India has changed since his death, so has his place in its history.
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How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
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February 5, 2026 at 9:34 AM
#MahatmaGandhi was assassinated on 30 January 1948. As India has changed since his death, so has his place in its history.
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The early modern Islamic world was embroiled in a bitter controversy over coffee. Much ink was spilt by poets on both sides.
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The Coffee Poets of 16th-Century Islam
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February 5, 2026 at 9:09 AM
The early modern Islamic world was embroiled in a bitter controversy over coffee. Much ink was spilt by poets on both sides.
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🔓 Nizar F. Hermes’s new History Matters is free for 7 days
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