The nature of history
There's a subtle difference between "the past" and "history". Our expert views explain more:
Reinventing history
History isn't what it was. No longer dates by rote, but DVDs and multi-media. Discover how history's reinvented itself in the nature of history.
One event, many perspectives
Why can't we arrive at an agreed version of the past - or even of what history is? Why do historians disagree?
Our lives on screen
Increasingly, historians are coming to recognise that our past can be explored as much through entertainment culture as through official documents. What can we learn from popular history?
The tales we tell ourselves
The Western historical tradition began with tales of heroes and villains, victors and vanquished. Their characteristics get re-invented by each age in heroes and narratives.
Crossing the divide
Things We Forgot To Remember explores the gap between what we think we know about history, and what actually happened. How can we start bridging the memory gap?
Opposing points
Without understanding what has gone before, how can we make sense of now? Gargi Bhattacharyya takes a look at the view from the other side.
Chasing the story
A historian's fascination with the past is accompanied by the need to make sense of it. Explore the joys and pleasures of being a historian.