William Fishman obituary

Historian of London’s East End, he recorded Jewish immigrants’ struggle out of poverty

Leonore Davidoff obituary

Historian who put family and gender relations centre stage

Jacqueline Stedall obituary

Influential historian of mathematics who moved the subject towards a more inclusive world view

Anna Morpurgo Davies obituary

Historical linguist who unlocked the secrets of Ancient Greek and Anatolian

Chris Brooks obituary

Historian who showed how the law became relevant to ordinary people in the aftermath of the English civil war

Dan Snow: ‘Clearly an app is better than a book for history’

Historian talks apps, YouTube and how his next project puts rich archives in the hands of children at first world war battlefields. By Stuart Dredge

Hans-Ulrich Wehler obituary

Historian who revolutionised the study of German society and became one of the country's leading public intellectuals

Rap Genius raises $40m for move into history, sports, literature and more

US startup rebrands as Genius: 'Any text can be as layered, as allusive and cryptic, as worthy of careful exegesis as rap lyrics...' By Stuart Dredge

Declaration of Independence and Bill of Rights to go on show in UK

British Library to display 18th century American law documents in 800th anniversary show celebrating England's Magna Carta

Why should young people find out about the first world war?

Ex-war reporter turned children's writer Rowena House has witnessed the horrors of conflict first hand, but nothing shocked her as much as reading Wilfred Owen's poetry when she was at school

Holly Webb’s top tips for writing stories set in the past

Do you like writing about things that happened in history? Author Holly Webb loves it which is why she has set her Maisie Hitchins books in Victorian times! Here Holly shares her favourite children's books set in the past plus some brilliant tips for on how to make your historical stories even more believable.