Alexander Pushkin and the City of Death and Beauty
Sinclair McKay explores the significance of one of Russia's great poet's death to the people of Saint Petersburg
19th Century
A collection of 39 Posts
A Remarkable Railway Crash at Montparnasse in Paris (1895)
The day in 1895 when a locomotive ploughed through the wall of Montparnasse Station
The Dazzling Countess of Castiglione (1865)
In the 1860s, 'La Divine Comtesse' was considered the most beautiful woman of her day
The Construction of the Eiffel Tower (1888)
The Parisian skyline was changing in a strange and stirring way in July 1888 when Gustave Eiffel led a tour of his majestic new tower
The Lost Kingdoms of South America with Laurence Blair
South Americans are looking at their continent's history afresh, explains Laurence Blair
Winner of the Cundill History Prize: Native Nations
Historian Kathleen DuVal is awarded one of the most prestigious history prizes
The Wreck of the Royal Charter
Our editor Peter Moore on how hundreds of people were lost in a disastrous shipwreck in 1859
The 1812 Constitution of Cádiz
Helen Crisp and Jules Stewart take us back to a revolutionary moment in European history
The Disturbing Visions of Francis Galton
Gavin Evans, the author of 'White Supremacy' traces a racist ideology to its source
The Fire at the Houses of Parliament
In 1834 the home of British politics was destroyed on a dramatic autumnal night
Cherry the Pioneering Dog
Paul Koudounaris traces the modern tradition of pet commemoration back to its roots in Victorian England