As Christianity spread, it carried Catherine of Siena’s legacy to the Americas. Her asceticism inspired Rose of Lima, Kateri ...

Buddhism: A Journey Through History by Donald S. Lopez Jr. swiftly soon loses sight of the Buddha himself. Is that a bad ...

From imported plant species to water pollution, Britain’s 19th century wool trade transformed the world.

Empire, Slavery and Revolt in the Church of England by Martyn Percy takes the British Empire’s church militant to task. Is ...

Queen James: The Life and Loves of Britain’s First King by Gareth Russell illuminates the inner life and passions of James VI ...

Patricia Fara is an Emeritus Fellow of Clare College, Cambridge and a columnist at History Today.

Diets in early modern England were grain-based, consisting largely of bread, porridge, and beer. Before bakers, brewers, and householders could produce them, their grain had to be ground. Ground grain ...

Alice Hunt is Professor of Early Modern Literature and History at the University of Southampton and author of Republic: Britain’s Revolutionary Decade, 1649-1660 (Faber and Faber) The technical answer ...