George Garnett

Constitutional history dominated university history departments in Britain until the 1960s. It's making a comeback.

Approaching history through ideas – how people thought – is not the only method, but it is one that has stood the test of time.

What is the most boring history book you have read, and why? Excruciating tedium can have intellectual value, says George Garnett.

Medieval historians are a small band. Departed greats such as James Campbell remain with us as long as we seek their opinions.

The Oracle at Delphi influenced Greek politics for a millennium. She continues to speak to us today.

Moscow was once considered the third Rome, but in Vladimir Putin’s view it is more accurately the second Kyiv.

The coronation of Charles III was dense with meaning. It’s complicated; and easy to misunderstand. 

What relevance do the Norman Conquest and the events of 1066 have to contemporary British politics? Everything and nothing.

George Garnett reflects on the Julia Wood Prize and on the state of sixth-form history.