In Elizabethan England, a law that made it illegal to let anybody starve led to economic gains

More than 400 years later, in the closing years of Elizabeth II’s reign, the United Kingdom once again faces perilous spikes in living costs.

Simon Szreter, The Conversation

· Jun 08, 2022 · 11:30 pm

Two plaques in Srirangapatna claim to mark the spot where Tipu Sultan died. Which one is accurate?

An amateur historian uses paintings to try to clear the confusion.

Harshavardhana Yadumurthy

· May 22, 2022 · 11:30 am

A succession of bad wheat harvests caused a bread crisis in Britain in 1795

A number of bread riots broke out as hungry people vented their ire.

Jessica Gregory

· May 08, 2022 · 09:30 pm

Images: Where were these miniatures of Sikh rulers painted?

The miniatures are painted on ivory and laid down on paper supports with identifying inscriptions, several of them incorrect.

JP Losty

· Apr 17, 2022 · 07:30 pm

Real-life Bridgerton stories: 18th-century ‘Lady Whistledowns’ who stoked controversy

In that era, London society was flooded with cheap print.

Adam J Smith, The Conversation

· Apr 14, 2022 · 05:30 pm

Throughout history, Russian rulers have used the medieval Kyivan Rus state to justify expansionism

After the conquest of Constantinople by the Ottoman army in 1453, Moscow’s religious leaders had argued that the city was the new capital of Christendom.

Christoph Mick, The Conversation

· Mar 10, 2022 · 11:30 pm

A historian clears up some mistruths and half-truths about the history of Ukraine and Russia

Kremlin claims that the Donbass region is historically and rightfully part of Russia. What does history tell us?

Ronald Suny, The Conversation

· Feb 27, 2022 · 07:30 pm

The curious case of Inspector Derojinsky: A White Russian in the colonial Bombay Police

He was most valuable officer of the Foreign Branch of the police during a period of great volatility and heightened surveillance.

Gautam Pemmaraju

· Jan 23, 2022 · 11:30 am

In images: The anger in India against the Raj-appointed Simon Commission

The exclusion of Indian members from the panel prompted outrage in the country, with both Congress and the Muslim League boycotting it.

John O’Brien

· Jan 15, 2022 · 07:30 pm

Emmeline da Cunha: Remembering Goa’s first female doctor who had a brief but intense medical career

She got off to a promising, pioneering start. And then, like countless other women in 19th and early 20th century, left it all after getting married.

Filipa Lowndes Vicente

· Dec 05, 2021 · 11:30 am

Roshani Begum: A dancer from Tipu Sultan’s court who rebelled against the British

Women like Roshani Begum used their influence as court performers and story tellers to foment an uprising.

Jennifer Howes

· Nov 14, 2021 · 01:30 pm

‘We became fearless’: How Godavari Parulekar helped Adivasi women fight their oppressors

Reading about the Warli revolt is a reminder that women were at the forefront of popular resistance against injustice.

Indra Munshi

· Nov 07, 2021 · 11:30 am