Alternative Histories: Whitechapel, 1888
The latest in Rob Murray's series of Alternative History cartoons.
Volume 73 Issue 10 October 2023
The Bruneri-Canella Case
The curious case of an apparent amnesiac in Collegno paved the way for forensic science to become one of the pillars of Italian law.
The Gunfight at the O.K. Corral Becomes Legend
On 26 October 1881, three men were shot dead in Tombstone, Arizona. A survivor, Wyatt Earp, turned it into a legend.
History Today October 2023 Crossword
Fairy tales, crime-fighting monks and cities of antiquity: challenge yourself with the History Today crossword for October 2023.
Alternative Histories: Ancient Greece, 360
The latest in Rob Murray's series of Alternative History cartoons.
Four Historians Tell Us a Ghost Story
There are ghosts in the archives. Floating nuns, joy-riding cyclists and things that go bump in the night. Four historical ghost stories and their meanings.
The Rise and Fall of Mein Kampf
Adolf Hitler’s Mein Kampf was an unexpected bestseller, whose success rose and fell with its author.
‘Europe and the Roma’ by Klaus-Michael Bogdal review
Klaus-Michael Bogdal’s Europe and the Roma: A History of Fascination and Fear is a history of a people’s battle to tell their own story on their own terms.
‘Fool’ by Peter K. Andersson review
Fool: In Search of Henry VIII’s Closest Man by Peter K. Andersson is the first full length study of William Somer’s life and posthumous mythos.
On the Spot: Janina Ramirez
What will future generations judge us most harshly for? Failure to write on vellum.