History

Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann was anything but banal. His case is an apt reminder of how evil agents can deflect accountability

Will greater and digitised access to our history result in a more enriched cultural future?

Five weeks on the island in the late 19th century changed the artist’s perspective for ever

The blame for the end of a glorious imperial story cannot be laid solely at his feet, but the longer he lived the more anachronistic his rule became

The assassination of JFK forever changed America’s national psyche

Remembrance feels more important than ever this year

Conspiracy theory surrounds the 1978 kidnap and killing of the former Italian prime minister in the centre of Rome

With a populist returned to power in Slovakia, the Czech Republic has been reminded of the ever-changing nature of nationhood

As the aftermath of the Hamas incursion dominates the headlines, we should not take our eyes off Kosovo

Renewed unrest in Kosovo has raised concerns of escalating ethnic tensions in the region

The 1973 Arab-Israeli war divided Europe and the US, nearly led to a third world war and permanently scarred the Israeli psyche

A blockbuster new exhibition interrogates the role, purpose and cost of deceit and misdirection

The Vajont dam was hailed as an engineering miracle. Then, 60 years ago, it was the cause of one of Italy’s deadliest disasters

In Crécy, chroniclers understand that history is not just drama: it’s humdrum everyday life

Spain can still learn lessons from this decisive final battle of its civil war

Actor Millie Bobby Brown used a co-writer on a novel telling a family story. What’s so wrong with that?

Back then, we turned away boats and set up camps - so what has changed?

There is far more than a cackling cavalier to the Dutch Golden Age painter, the most venerated artist of his time

Beloved of celebrities, the SS Normandie was the fastest, most beautiful ocean-going liner of them all – yet it was doomed from the start

Political shaming is all too rare nowadays. But one day the famous left wing theorist EP Thompson just went too far

Public opinion is divided over an antisemitic leaflet, which Aiwanger denies authorship of, that emerged from the Bavaria premier’s teenage years

A new photography book revels in the past of F1’s most famous team. But what would their founder make of their uncertain future?

The 1923 Treaty of Lausanne crushed hopes of a homeland for Turkey’s Armenian and Kurdish minorities. Today, hostilities remain

The 1943 Battle of Kursk was the largest tank battle in history and left a landscape of apocalyptic destruction. It still holds lessons for the war in Ukraine

Researchers have just added another piece to the jigsaw that is a body from the Copper Age

In Gagauzia, a former Soviet splinter caught between Ukraine and the EU, the pull of old bonds and certainties remains strong

A stopgap solution without a peace treaty will only create conditions for future conflict

What I am discovering, in re-reading his novels, is the immense capacity not only of his mind, but of his humanity

The country’s past turmoil can be traced back to the colonial rule that sought to divide and rule citizens of Cyprus

Next year, the quaint town in Saxony-Anhalt will celebrate 30 years of world heritage status. Once you visit, it’s easy to see why

The rise of Sinn Féin in both the north and south brings a border poll closer. But coming together would be painful – and perhaps bloody

The city is celebrating its past and future on Saint Christopher’s day