The Treaty of York established the Anglo-Scottish border #OnThisDay in 1237. The idea of Scotland as a distinct #medieval kingdom, separate but equal to that of England, was slowly being formed. 🔓 This archive article is free for 7 days www.historytoday.com/archive/feat...

For those living on the Greek island of #Ithaka, The Odyssey is written all around. 🔓 George Garnett’s new column is free for 7 days www.historytoday.com/archive/maki...

The Medieval Moon: A History of Haunting and Blessing by Ayoush Lazikani illuminates the enchanted orb of poets. ✍️ Francis Young reviews the recent #historybook www.historytoday.com/archive/revi...

William Adams was born #OnThisDay in 1564. How did an English navigator become one of the #shogun’s most trusted advisers? 🔓 This archive article is free for 7 days www.historytoday.com/archive/hist...

The #IranIraqWar began #OnThisDay in 1980. Saddam Hussein certainly had chemical weapons during the Iran-Iraq War, yet by the time American and British troops entered the country in 2003, they were gone. Where? 🔓 This archive article is free for 7 days www.historytoday.com/archive/hist...

On 25 September 1066 the ‘Viking Age’ came to a close when Harold Hardrada was slain at the Battle of Stamford Bridge. ✍️ Matthew Lyons explains www.historytoday.com/archive/mont...

#OnThisDay in 1811 the British East India Company conquered Java. Though British rule was short-lived, it influenced the governance of India and proved to be the making of Stamford Raffles. 🔓 This archive article is free for 7 days www.historytoday.com/archive/feat...

#FolkeBernadotte was assassinated by Lehi #OnThisDay in 1948. Count Bernadotte was a great humanitarian who navigated the perilous path between warring parties, a mission that was to cost him his life. 🔓 This archive article is free for 7 days www.historytoday.com/archive/feat...

Privatisation of Chile’s natural resources was a pillar of #AugustoPinochet’s military dictatorship. ⌛️ Last chance to read this archive article for free www.historytoday.com/archive/hist...

In #13thcentury England excommunication was akin to spiritual leprosy. How did it work? ⌛️ Last chance to read this History Matters for free www.historytoday.com/archive/hist...

Swedish diplomat Folke Bernadotte was assassinated by Lehi #OnThisDay in 1948. Bernadotte was a great humanitarian who navigated the perilous path between warring parties, a mission that was to cost him his life. 🔓 This archive article is free for 7 days www.historytoday.com/archive/feat...

Jewish mystic #SabbataiZevi converted to Islam #OnThisDay in 1666. In the 17th century news spread that the Jewish messiah had finally arrived. Within a year he had converted. Who was he, and what had happened? 🔓 This archive article is free for 7 days www.historytoday.com/archive/miss...

‘What historical topic have I changed my mind on? That the Indian war then occurring to the north of #Salem was crucial to the expansion and perpetuation of the witchcraft crisis.‘ 🎯 Mary Beth Norton answers some quickfire questions www.historytoday.com/archive/inte...

In this week’s newsletter: #19thcentury Birmingham was a highlight on the grand tours of #India’s Muslim rulers, eager to witness the manufacture of the modern world. 📬 Sign up for Miscellanies at buff.ly/4ysl18p

#AgathaChristie was born 135 years ago #OnThisDay Detective stories captured the imaginations of the British middle classes in the 20th century. 🔓 This archive article is free for 7 days www.historytoday.com/archive/feat...

Attempts to decipher the lost script once used by the #RapaNui of Easter Island leave more questions than answers. ⌛️ Last chance to read this archive article for free www.historytoday.com/archive/miss...

In the 1970s and 1980s Wimpy faced off with McDonald’s in a battle over what it meant to eat British. ⌛️ Last chance to read this History Matters for free www.historytoday.com/archive/hist...

In this week’s Miscellanies: #19thcentury Birmingham was a highlight on the grand tours of #India’s Muslim rulers, eager to witness the manufacture of the modern world. 📬 Sign up for our email newsletter at buff.ly/4ysl18p

Following Japan’s surrender in the wake of the atomic bombs, the US aimed to rebuild the nation in its own image. 🔒 Christopher Harding’s recent article is waiting for you in the archive www.historytoday.com/archive/feat...

Olympic athlete #JesseOwens was born #OnThisDay in 1913. The Nazi persecution of Jews shaped the African-American freedom struggle, inviting comparisons between Jim Crow and the unfolding Holocaust. 🔓 This archive article is free for 7 days www.historytoday.com/archive/hist...

In 1915 the Women’s Congress demonstrated that cooperation endured in a political landscape ravaged by the #FirstWorldWar. ⌛️ Last chance to read this archive article for free www.historytoday.com/archive/feat...

A junta led by Augusto Pinochet seized power in Chile #OnThisDay in 1973. Privatisation of Chile’s natural resources was a pillar of the military dictatorship. 🔓 This archive article is free for 7 days www.historytoday.com/archive/hist...

In #13thcentury England excommunication was akin to spiritual leprosy. How did it work? 🔓 Felicity Hill’s new History Matters is free for 7 days www.historytoday.com/archive/hist...

The expansion of the United States in the mid-19th century had a catastrophic effect on the #NativeAmericans of the Great Plains. ⌛️ Last chance to read this archive article for free www.historytoday.com/archive/feat...

Archaeologist #MortimerWheeler was born 135 years ago #OnThisDay. Armchair Voyage – presented by Wheeler – was the #BBC’s first TV history documentary, establishing a format that is still popular today. 🔓 This archive article is still free to read www.historytoday.com/miscellanies...

Whether as ‘Gloriana’ or ‘Good Queen Bess’ #ElizabethI is one of England’s most iconic monarchs, but did her gender shape her reign? ⌛️ Last chance to read September’s Head to Head for free www.historytoday.com/archive/head...

In The Strange and Tragic Wounds of George Cole’s America: A Tale of Manhood, Sex, and Ambition in the #CivilWar Era, Michael deGruccio discovers a generation betrayed by the American Dream. ✍️ Erik Linstrum reviews the recent #history book www.historytoday.com/archive/revi...

In 15 years #Æthelstan united the English for the first time. Yet many of the facts about the Anglo-Saxon king remain elusive. ⌛️ Last chance to read this archive article for free www.historytoday.com/archive/feat...

European intelligence agencies assisted #Mossad’s Wrath of God assassination campaign, while their governments condemned them. ⌛️ Last chance to read Aviva Guttmann’s History Matters for free www.historytoday.com/archive/hist...

When #abolitionist #FrederickDouglass visited Britain and Ireland in 1845, he was celebrated in poems and songs wherever he went. Arriving as an enslaved man, he left with his freedom. ⌛️ Last chance to read this archive article for free www.historytoday.com/archive/feat...

European intelligence agencies assisted #Mossad’s Wrath of God assassination campaign, while their governments condemned them. ⌛️ Last chance to read Aviva Guttmann’s new History Matters for free www.historytoday.com/archive/hist...

#EasterIsland was annexed by Chile #OnThisDay in 1888. Attempts to decipher the lost script once used by the Rapa Nui leave more questions than answers. 🔓 This archive article is free for 7 days www.historytoday.com/archive/miss...

In the 1970s and 1980s #Wimpy faced off with McDonald’s in a battle over what it meant to eat British. 🔓 Danielle La Scala-Lewins’s new History Matters is free for 7 days www.historytoday.com/archive/hist...

In this week’s email newsletter: In #13thcentury England excommunication was akin to spiritual leprosy. How did it work? 📬 Sign up for Miscellanies at buff.ly/4ysl18p

By the #19thcentury, standard classification systems were struggling with new species. Then the platypus arrived. ⌛️ Last chance to read September’s Great Debates for free www.historytoday.com/archive/grea...

Vietnamese identity has been forged in opposition to #imperialism. But the country has long been the conqueror as well as the conquered. ⌛️ Last chance to read this archive article for free www.historytoday.com/archive/feat...

In this week’s newsletter: In #13thcentury England excommunication was akin to spiritual leprosy. How did it work? 📬 Sign up for Miscellanies at mailchi.mp/historytoday...

Zbig by Edward Luce and Henry Kissinger by Jérémie Gallon reveal the parallel lives of the #ColdWar frenemies. ✍️ Hazem Kandil reviews two recent #history books www.historytoday.com/archive/revi...

On 13 September 1971 a plane carrying #Mao’s anointed heir crashed in Eastern Mongolia. What really happened to Lin Biao? ✍️ Mathew Lyons explains www.historytoday.com/archive/mont...

#Victorian #Birmingham was an important stop on the grand tours of various Muslim rulers, all eager to learn from the city of a thousand trades. 🔒 Nile Green’s article from the September issue is available in the archive www.historytoday.com/archive/feat...

#MaryShelley’s #Frankenstein is not a commentary on the Industrial Revolution, nor is it a simple retelling of the myth of Prometheus. It is far more original than that ⌛️ Last chance to read this archive article for free www.historytoday.com/archive/feat...

Æthelstan was crowned 1,100 years ago #OnThisDay. In 15 years Æthelstan united the English for the first time. Yet many of the facts about the #AngloSaxon king remain elusive. 🔓 This archive article is free for 7 days www.historytoday.com/archive/feat...

Following #Japan’s surrender in the wake of #Hiroshima, the US aimed to rebuild the nation in its own image – for better or worse. 🔒 Christopher Harding’s article from the new issue is now in the archive www.historytoday.com/archive/feat...

The military elite of the #medieval Muslim world consisted of men who had been captured and forced into service. But to what extent were the janissaries and their predecessors subject to slavery? ⌛️ Last chance to read this archive article for free www.historytoday.com/archive/feat...

Whether as ‘Gloriana’ or ‘Good Queen Bess’ #ElizabethI is one of England’s most iconic monarchs, but did her gender shape her reign? 🔓 The new Head to Head is free for 7 days www.historytoday.com/archive/head...

#FrederickDouglass escaped slavery #OnThisDay in 1838. When the abolitionist author visited Britain and Ireland in 1845, he was celebrated in poems and songs wherever he went. 🔓 This archive article is free for 7 days www.historytoday.com/archive/feat...

European intelligence agencies assisted #Mossad’s Wrath of God assassination campaign, while their governments condemned them. 🔓 Aviva Guttmann’s new History Matters is free for 7 days www.historytoday.com/archive/hist...

Following Japan’s unconditional surrender in September 1945, the US aimed to rebuild the nation in its own image – for better or worse. ⌛️ Last chance to read this September article for free www.historytoday.com/archive/feat...

In 1903 a group of politicians tried to sell #tariffs as a panacea to all of Britain’s problems. Would the public buy it? ⌛️ Last chance to read this archive article for free www.historytoday.com/archive/feat...

Ho Chi Minh declared Vietnam independent 80 years ago #OnThisDay. Vietnamese identity has been forged in opposition to imperialism. But the country has long been the conqueror as well as the conquered. 🔓 This archive article is free for 7 days www.historytoday.com/archive/feat...