Early Modern

The hacking of the popular infidelity site Ashley Madison in July 2015 revealed that 33 million people worldwide were seeking adulterous relationships online. The disclosure prompted a raft of press interest, with many commentators lamenting

Calais is back in the news – or should I say: in the British news? The migrant-crisis in and around Calais has of course hit the headlines in Europe and the world as the situation

Natalie Livingstone’s The Mistresses of Cliveden is subtitled ‘Three centuries of scandal, power and intrigue’, words almost guaranteed to get a book a place on any popular history bestseller list, alongside the obligatory study of

Just over a week ago, I came up with an idea for a campaign to raise my Twitter presence and share some of my research. I decided to tweet each of my new followers with

 'Young law students would arrive at their coffee house, newspapers in hand, and saunter away their time, admiring one another’s get-ups'.  With these words, written in her light-hearted re-telling of English history Life Among the

History Matters met Prof Laurent Turcot, historical advisor on Assassins Creed: Unity, to talk popular history, video games and controversy. Interview and translation by Anna Jenkin. Laurent, how did you become a historical advisor for