In 1524, hundreds of thousands of peasants across Germany took up arms against their social superiors. Peter Marshall investigates the causes and consequences of the German Peasants’ War, the largest ...

The recent controversy surrounding the 17th-century Mughal ruler Aurangzeb is a vivid example of how intensely history can be ...

The royal adoption of Indic garb was more than a deliberate campaign to cement control – it was a sign of a deeper form of ...

Francisco “Dodong” Nemenzo was an outstanding intellectual not only in the Philippine Left but in the whole academic world. This book “Notes from the Philippine Underground” is a collection of essays ...

T ired of lovey-dovey fantasy tales? The only romance in these books is the marriage of flesh to the pointy end of a sword.

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

A four-year project to restore a 17th Century building in Guildford is now complete. The Grade I-listed Guildford House, on the High Street, was built in 1660 for John Childe, a lawyer who went on ...

More from World UK gallery to hand over 17th-century oil painting stolen by Nazis to heirs of Jewish collector Columbia University’s interim president resigns amid Trump's crackdown IMF approves $400 ...

Together, these influential artists paint a vivid picture of daily life in the Netherlands in the 17th century. Showing off your wealth, strengthening your reputation with a self-portrait, growing old ...

Think about it, the Luigis, the Tesla terrorists, they would have no problem at all with getting rid of us.” “If Vice ...

Cristina Roccati graduated from the University of Bologna when few other Italian women earned degrees, and she taught physics ...

The fork’s journey from reviled symbol of moral decay to utilitarian instrument is a story of power, privilege, and ...