Making History

We like historical films to be factually accurate, but we also like them to reflect our sensibilities.

How does the reader decide if a history book is worth their time?

Blessed with beauty and wealth, California fails to come to terms with its past.

How will modern women respond to the realities of a 16th-century life?

Time in the early modern world lacked precision, but it did have humanity.

Sexual exploitation by powerful men has a long history. Will it ever end?

In a diverse field, expertise should remain at the heart of history on television.

The past can seem like a timeline of horrors. But might it also remind us of our own failings – and help to put them right?

Both history and historical fiction depend on a combination of imagination and rigorous research. The difference is found in the balance of these ingredients.