Unseen Histories

The Past, Fully Present.

Welcome to Unseen Histories, a place where you can find out about the very best new history books, read author interviews and long-form pieces by the world’s leading historians. Our aim, as our name suggests, is to present history in an original, provoking and beautiful way. All our written pieces are accompanied by high quality visual material.

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Unseen Histories

Harry Clifton and Brideshead’s Sebastian Flyte

The real-life inspiration for a classic character from fiction

November 30^th, 2023

David Slattery-Christy goes in search of the inspiration behind Evelyn Waugh's colourful creation: Sebastian Flyte.

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How Finland Survived Stalin

Kimmo Rentola tells us all about ‘The Winter War’

November 28^th, 2023

In November 1939 the Soviets launched a poorly judged attack against Finland. Here we learn about the 'Winter War'.

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In Interviews

Excerpt: The Race to the Future

Kassia St Clair on the adventure that accelerated the twentieth century

November 21^st, 2023

In 1907 a motor race unlike any other began in Peking. Kassia St Clair explains all.

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The 1907 Peking to Paris Race

Kassia St Clair on an event that 'accelerated the twentieth century'

November 16^th, 2023

In 1907 a motor race unlike any other began in Peking. Kassia St Clair explains all.

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Parliament Square, November 1918

The Armistice: a strange and uncertain peace

November 10^th, 2023

Recovering American soldiers tour London shortly after the end of the Great War.

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The Unseen History of the Greek Intellectuals during the Roman Empire

Charles Freeman on the endurance of Greek culture

November 7^th, 2023

Charles Freeman's sweeping new book, The Children of Athena, shows how the influence of the Greeks stretched long into the Age of Rome, through figures like Galen, Ptolemy and Plutarch

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