How women were driven out of the medical profession during the Middle Ages

Several women had illustrious careers as doctors and midwives but now lay forgotten under the weight of history.

Isabella Gagliardi, The Conversation

· Feb 22, 2023 · 11:30 pm

The curious case of Pran Puri, the 18th century travelling monk who was discovered and forgotten

Accounts of the monk who always kept his arms in the air and travelled to many places created something of a sensation when published.

Rahul Sagar

· Feb 07, 2023 · 08:30 am

How Tutankhamun became a popular spirit at seances in the 1920s

Some spiritualists in the 1920s moaned that Tutankhamun appeared almost too often.

Eleanor Dobson, The Conversation

· Nov 11, 2022 · 09:30 pm

In these Bhojpuri folk songs, forgotten tales of Indian indentured workers in British colonies

The Bidesia Project is building a digital archive to document experiences of these labourers.

Anuradha Nagaraj, Thomson Reuters Foundation

· Aug 03, 2020 · 01:30 pm

The mysterious and dramatic life of William Penn, the founder of Pennsylvania

For someone with such a prominent name, he remains a little-known and much-misunderstood figure.

Andrew Murphy, Aeon

· Jan 09, 2019 · 11:30 pm

Paper bags and posters from 19th century show India’s influence on British life and culture

An exhibition illuminates the forgotten story of early South Asian influences on Britain.

Penny Brook

· Nov 01, 2017 · 11:30 pm

'We don't even have our own language': Meet the Indians whose ancestors came from Africa centuries ago

Shubhra Dixit

· Oct 27, 2015 · 02:35 pm