history

An Open Cambridge event will tell the fascinating story of Cambridge’s civic insignia and historic charters through 800 years of history.

Bookings open today for Open Cambridge, a programme of public events taking place from 7 to 9 September. New activities on the agenda include a walk...

After years of being overlooked as a film genre, amateur cinema is finally being recognised by academics as a form that merits serious study in its...

A collection of artefacts made by prisoners from the Channel Islands in World War II has gone on display in Jersey to mark the 70th anniversary of...

A film about the downfall of the East German head of state, Erich Honecker, which includes an astonishing interview with his apparently unrepentant...

A lecture tomorrow by Professor Hung Wu is a rare opportunity to hear an eminent Chinese scholar talk about the ways in which the country’s artists...

A secret report, previously unknown to historians, shows how British Intelligence was tracking Hitler’s growing preoccupation with “the enemy within...

A new study into the grim and frequently heart-breaking history of childhood sickness and death has opened a window on to a surprisingly tender world...