Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
At 8.23am on the morning of 14 November 1994, crowds cheered as the first Eurostar train carrying fare-paying passengers under the English Channel left London’s
The Death of Clive of India
In the days following the sudden death, aged 49, of Robert Clive – ‘Clive of India’ – on 22 November 1774, rumours as to how
Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic? | History Today
Thanks to Joseph Goebbels, the film director Georg Wilhelm Pabst luxuriated in a massive budget for the dramatised documentary he shot in occupied Prague during
Brushing for Britain | History Today
Toothbrushing has been a regular part of most people’s daily routines since the mid-20th century, but it was only a few decades earlier that the
The Long, Bloody Reign of Suleiman: Magnificent or Not?
Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent used war and conquest to expand the Ottoman Empire during his bloody but prosperous reign in the 16th century. In addition
4,400-Year-Old Bronze Age Town Shows That Arabia Was Slow to Urbanize
A 4,400-year-old settlement found by archaeologists in the Khaybar Oasis of northwestern Saudi Arabia has revealed some eye-opening truths about the pace of urbanization on
Thousands of Maya Structures, Including Lost City, Revealed in Mexico
Archaeologists analyzing lidar data from over the remote forests of Campeche, Mexico, have discovered a profusion of previously unknown Maya structures, including pyramids, residential complexes,
What on Earth is the Sacred Symbol of the Djed Pillar?
Hieroglyphics play an important role in understanding ancient Egyptian culture. One of the most commonly found and mysterious hieroglyphic symbols is known as the djed
Elephant Fossils Show Evidence of Ancient Animal Butchery in India
A new study by an international team of scientists has found evidence that ancient elephant fossils recovered in the Kashmir Valley of South Asia were
The Ballad of the Inquisition’s Greatest Witch Trial
Like all legal institutions, the Spanish Inquisition recognised that justice needed not only to be done but also to be seen to be done. Its