Death in the city: the grisly secrets of dealing with Victorian London’s dead
In this extract from his new book Dirty Old London, Lee Jackson investigates a much-overlooked aspect of the city’s 19th-century filth problem: the human corpse
Rex Russell obituary
Other lives: Teacher who encouraged the study of local history in Lincolnshire
Terence Ranger obituary
A champion of African nationalism, and one of the continent’s most radical and influential historians
Ethel Lang, the last Victorian, has died but Victorianism lives on
Kate Williams: Much of what our society holds important was shaped in the 19th century – including some of our attitudes
Ivor Grattan-Guinness obituary
Energetic historian of mathematics and logic
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