Antonia Gransden obituary
Other lives: One of the foremost medievalists of her generation
Sir Michael Howard obituary
One of Britain’s greatest military historians hailed for his 1961 masterpiece The Franco-Prussian War
Hollow Places by Christopher Hadley review – dragons and the nature of history
This ingenious book, a compelling wild goose chase, begins with a tomb and traces a legend through a thousand years
Hugh Brogan obituary
Leading historian of the US admired for his acclaimed biographies of Alexis de Tocqueville and Arthur Ransome
Ibram X Kendi on why not being racist is not enough
The historian on how he confronted his own racism and the lessons he learned along the way, the far right’s abuse of free speech, and why the rise of the Squad gives him hope
Norman Stone obituary
Historian and controversial media commentator who taught at Cambridge, Oxford and in Turkey
Horrible Histories: Terrible Tudors review – grisly gags at the Tower of London
Iffy insults fly, heads bounce around and the wiper of the king’s bottom takes a bow – all in the moat where alligators swam
Peter Kidson obituary
Other lives: Outstanding historian of medieval architecture
Did Henry VI have a sex coach in his marriage bed?
The medieval monarch and his queen, Margaret of Anjou, were not alone at night, historian Lauren Johnson reveals
How we made Horrible Histories
‘If someone getting wee poured over them helps people learn some facts, we’re doing our job right’
Eric Richards obituary
Other lives: Eminent historian of the Highland clearances and of emigration
A sheep in wolf’s clothing? The other side of Henry VIII
Testimony of servants reveals Tudor monarch in a softer light for historian Tracy Borman
Walter Laqueur obituary
Distinguished historian, journalist and scholar who focused on terrorism, the Holocaust and the decline of Europe
David Lowenthal obituary
Scholar who established heritage studies as an academic discipline in its own right
David Watkin obituary
Architectural historian and supporter of the classical tradition