- December 30, 2025
4,000-Year-Old Bronze Age Tree Trunk Coffin to Make Museum Debut
4,000-Year-Old Bronze Age Tree Trunk Coffin to Make Museum Debut A massive 4,000-year-old Bronze Age coffin, carved from a single oak tree and discovered by
Why Ghosts Haunt England at Christmas but Steer Clear of America
Why Ghosts Haunt England at Christmas but Steer Clear of America A few years ago, the Downton Abbey Christmas special featured a ouija board which communicated a
Ancient Astronomical Alignments: Reading and Mapping the Stars at Early Advanced Civilization Sites
Ancient Astronomical Alignments: Reading and Mapping the Stars at Early Advanced Civilization Sites Many of the cuneiform tablets of Mesopotamia and hieroglyphs of Egypt make
Scholars Say Many Beliefs About Vikings Are Based On Medieval Fiction
Scholars Say Many Beliefs About Vikings Are Based On Medieval Fiction Scandinavian studies scholars at the University of Münster have delivered a sobering message to
Renaissance Gallows Unearthed in France With 32 Executed Victims
Renaissance Gallows Unearthed in France With 32 Executed Victims Archaeologists working in Grenoble, France, have made a chilling discovery that sheds light on the brutal religious
‘The French Revolution: A Political History’ by John Hardman review
What was revolutionary about the French Revolution? Contemporary critics such as Edmund Burke lamented that France’s tyro politicians had squandered a golden opportunity to renew
Roman Occupation Exposed Britons to Disease and Class Divides
Roman Occupation Exposed Britons to Disease and Class Divides The Roman invasion of Britain in 43 AD brought with it dramatic social upheaval that fundamentally
Joyce Butler and the Sex Discrimination Act
The 50th anniversary of women’s suffrage in 1968 prompted a moment of soul searching for many women frustrated at how little progress seemed to have
‘Christianity at the Crossroads’ by David N. Hempton review
Read this book’s title, and you might guess that David Hempton – perhaps the world’s greatest historian of Methodism – has written a textbook: a
Books of the Year 2025: Part 2
If you haven’t yet read the History Today Books of the Year Part 1, you can find it here. ‘An exploration of issues relevant to
