Want to learn more about the connections between African Americans and the Soviet Union? Read this blog post by Andrew Jacobs introducing his recent article ‘The Making of a State-Sponsored Heroine: Angela Davis, African Americans and the Promise of the Soviet Union’. Angela Davis has been in the spotlight for...

The History journal team are delighted to launch their first in a series of films interviewing the authors at the cutting edge of historical research. Today, we are thrilled to welcome John Morrill, professor emeritus of the University of Cambridge and emeritus fellow of Selwyn College, Cambridge, and Dr Joel...

Image: Social media sites have provided a platform for fierce debates about the statues of slave traders such as Edward Colston. Even if we think the so-called ‘culture war’ is an overinflated red herring, there’s no denying that some of the fiercest debates about history are occurring online. Contests over...