21st Century

Expert history articles and analysis about the global events of the 21st century…

Peter Caddick-Adams

Peter Caddick-Adams on the laws of war“Russian politicians and military figures behind the awful events unfolding in Ukraine will, one day, be brought to justice”. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

From running marathons to working the nightshift: 8 surprising things women were banned from doing through history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Training of young Rwandan Hutu on the road to Kigali, 27 June 1994

Genocide: what can we learn from history?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Peter Caddick-Adams

Peter Caddick-Adams on generals killed in battle“Russian general casualties in Ukraine today are significantly higher than the Allied commitment in WW2”. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Why the Ukraine conflict isn’t a new Cold War. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Peter Caddick-Adams

Peter Caddick-Adams on the history of neutrality“As many nations found to their cost in the 20th century, declaring neutrality and it being respected are two different matters”. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Bridgerton: behind the scenes of season 2. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

How museums are shaping the future. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Ukraine: the WW2 roots of today's conflict. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

UK Prime Minister Tony Blair, US President Bill Clinton, Russian President Boris Yeltsin, and French President Jacques Chirac at the NATO Summit in May 1997

Nato, Russia, and the history of the post-WW2 tensions. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Two boys uncover a cache of food during Ukraine’s Holodomor famine, c1934

“Russia has always refused to let Ukraine go”: Keith Lowe on the long roots of today’s crisis. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Vikings: Valhalla’s real inspirations. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Russian civil war, 1919

General History

Russia-Ukraine crisis: 9 milestone moments in history that explain today’s invasion

People visit the prehistoric monument Stonehenge in January 2022

Stonehenge: a historian’s guide to visiting the stones. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Crowds gather to watch the summer solstice sunrise at the ancient stone circle of Stonehenge, 2019

Opinion“Stonehenge is no longer a Neolithic monument – it is a pop culture phenomenon”. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Episode 1Audio adventures in the 1920s. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The state of history in 2021. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Anna Whitelock's Talking PointsFriends or enemies?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Stranger danger? Xenophobia’s unexpected history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

How Shakespeare inspired terrorists. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

8 historical reasons behind Anne Boleyn’s appearance in Princess Diana film Spencer

Kristen Stewart as Diana, Princess of Wales

“It doesn’t fall into the trap of making Diana a saint”: a historian’s review of Spencer

Black and white image of several African men pushing two French missionaries in a sort of chair with wheels.

Think pieceWhy history must take a stance. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

What would you ask a historian?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Michael Wood on Afghanistan“A new world is emerging, reviving older connections”. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Afghanistan: a history of instability. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Plagues of our past. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Women protest in London following the death of Sarah Everard, 2021

Walking a dangerous road: women's safety on the streets. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Anna Whitelock's Talking PointsFoundational stories. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

From transfusions of lambs’ blood to tooth replacements, Paul Craddock chronicles the strange history of transplant surgery

Transplant surgery: an eye-opening history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.