30 Mar 2021 - 1:05am

What if Reagan had been murdered? A successful assassination attempt could have precipitated an eternal Cold War

Dominic Sandbrook

20.03

The populist spirit of the Paris Commune One hundred and fifty years ago, revolutionaries were far more interested in democracy than feminism and Marx

Robert Tombs

17.03

How the Irish became white There is more than some truth to the country's folklore

Razib Khan

12.03

The lockdown that created Frankenstein One woman took advantage of a cancelled summer to invent science fiction

Ed West

12.02

China will never stop rewriting history No party on earth leans more on myth to create unity than the CCP

Isabel Hilton

11.01

Why America is haunted by Ancient Rome Even as the Capitol was seized, historical parallels were being drawn

Tom Holland

21.10

It’s the end of the line for Britain’s industrial heritage The magnificent railway works at Horwich in Lancashire are being absorbed into suburban sprawl

Jonathan Glancey

08.10

It’s time China got over the Opium War A minor defeat 150 years ago keeps on delivering victory for Xi Jinping

Bill Hayton

10.09

Imagine a world without the USA… France and Britain have reached a stalemate in North America and no colonial rebellion ensues

James Kirkup

08.09

The greatest stories never told Introducing ‘Alt Histories’ – a series in which we explore what we can learn from what didn't happen

Peter Franklin

25.08

Who do the English think they are? For centuries, debate has raged about whether England's population is largely descended from German immigrants. Now, we have answers

Razib Khan

18.08

Why Boris needs an heir apparent Blair had Brown and Cameron had Osborne: a succession plan is a stabiliser

Peter Franklin