History
Globe making is a dying skill, but I’m keeping the tradition going
Globe making is a dying skill, but I’m keeping the tradition going
The Globemakers takes us through the journey of how to build a globe, and includes fascinating vignettes on history, art history, astronomy and physics
Self-portraits: The surprising history of the selfie
Self-portraits: The surprising history of the selfie
From the Renaissance to camera phones, here’s how the selfie has evolved
The 18th-century astronomer who sparked a modern love story
The 18th-century astronomer who sparked a modern love story
When Antoine Laurain read an article about astronomer Guillaume le Gentil it planted the seed for a poignant historical love story
Fixing my mental health with my grandfather’s old map
Fixing my mental health with my grandfather’s old map
Marriage: A feminist history
Marriage: A feminist history
Aleister Crowley and the secret history of UK witches in World War II
Aleister Crowley and the secret history of UK witches in World War II
Goodbye Eastern Europe: Finding the remains of a lost world
Goodbye Eastern Europe: Finding the remains of a lost world
How the ‘Other Renaissance’ shaped the modern world
How the ‘Other Renaissance’ shaped the modern world
What photo wallets tell us about the history of photography
What photo wallets tell us about the history of photography
Top 5 books on Restoration Britain, chosen by Jack Jewers
Top 5 books on Restoration Britain, chosen by Jack Jewers
Generations on, making peace with the trauma of my past
Generations on, making peace with the trauma of my past
Eddie Piller’s electrifying trip back to Mod’s second wave
Eddie Piller’s electrifying trip back to Mod’s second wave
How two men outran the KGB to bring Tetris to the world
How two men outran the KGB to bring Tetris to the world
How the Twist ignited Cambodia’s musical golden age
How the Twist ignited Cambodia’s musical golden age
Nothing Special review: A fictional peek into the world of Warhol
Nothing Special review: A fictional peek into the world of Warhol
Bloody Sunday: Why we need the human stories that history textbooks leave out
Bloody Sunday: Why we need the human stories that history textbooks leave out
The forgotten cabinet makers who were more influential than Chippendale
The forgotten cabinet makers who were more influential than Chippendale
Can you help solve the mystery of this Black flower seller in 1800s Hastings?
Can you help solve the mystery of this Black flower seller in 1800s Hastings?
Living starring Bill Nighy is an elegant film but it’s not a 1950s I recognise
Living starring Bill Nighy is an elegant film but it’s not a 1950s I recognise
Damian Lewis and Guy Pearce on Kim Philby drama: ‘You can have a lot of fun in the spy genre’
Damian Lewis and Guy Pearce on Kim Philby drama: ‘You can have a lot of fun in the spy genre’
How Lisa Gray found magic in forgotten spools of mystery film
