Diving into the ring of darkness beyond things easily answerable, asking ‘Why?’ questions is what make humans awesome

What’s an ancient Greek brick doing in a Sumerian city? An archeological investigation

16 minutes

There are no pure cultures

All of our religions, stories, languages and norms were muddled and mixed through mobility and exchange throughout history

Inanna Hamati-Ataya

From Afghanistan to Virginia – the Muslims who fought in the American Civil War

22 minutes

Why history is always political

In his work on republicanism as a living idea, J G A Pocock showed that contesting history is part of a robust civic life

Rosario López

Visit the small Texas community that lives in the shadow of SpaceX launches

14 minutes

What’s in the rule of law?

The British Empire used a great democratic ideal to manufacture racial difference and rationalise colonial domination

Kanika Sharma

A frontline soldier’s moving account of the fabled ‘Christmas truce’ of 1914

12 minutes