History Matters

A Nottinghamshire election in 1593 descended into farce, violence and, ultimately, futility.

When it was first named in 17th-century Switzerland, nostalgia was a very real – and very dangerous – disease.

Wills in early modern England tell us much more than simply who left what to whom, and should not be discarded lightly.

How an English navigator became one of the shogun’s most trusted advisers.

The term ‘money laundering’ is often associated with mobsters, drug lords and morally dubious executives. But the expression’s first use was far less lawless. 

The 18th century was the age of graffiti, when the writing on the wall turned political.

‘Genocide’, the Holocaust episode of The World at War, was pioneering when it first aired. Does it stand the test of time? 

To support ex-servicemen injured during the First World War, charities like St Dunstan’s found creative ways of fundraising. 

Did the Greeks really trick their way into Troy inside a gigantic wooden horse?

Alongside the great successes of Roman architectural feats were expensive failures. Who was to blame?