History

Exploring the surprising link between a small town in the shadow of Mount Etna and the most celebrated siblings in English literature

Philosophers are more diverse than history has led us to believe

The German Jewish writer defied the Nazis by producing a magazine from his hiding place in Holland. They are testament to his life and times

In an exclusive extract from his diaries of 1999 and 2000, former Labour minister Denis MacShane reveals the growing xenophobia in the Tory Party under William Hague’s leadership – and how it sowed the seeds of Brexit

A century old, Rhapsody in Blue blends rhythms from the Black jazz age and from the Europe that George Gershwin left behind

Once the toast of New York society, the mystery of why she did what she did remains

The story of the fateful real-life race that inspired Michael Mann’s Ferrari movie

The mythology around the Spanish civil war lives on in Munich

The Beatles gave young Americans gold standard permission to be different from their parents

A thawing ice rink, frosty relations between some competitors and a distinct lack of fans couldn’t stop the success of Chamonix 1924

Power is not given – it must be taken

We investigated 274 suspects - and secured only one conviction

The creator of the first totalitarian state died on January 24, 1924. His body was viewed by the faithful in temperatures of -35C

The continent became a safe haven in the postwar years for American musicians escaping racism and drugs. Decades on, they are still coming

Forty years ago one of the Netherlands’ wealthiest men was snatched by the future godfathers of the Dutch underworld

His zeal doused by public apathy and establishment ambivalence, Albert became gradually overwhelmed by disillusionment

The row with Greece shows Sunak can’t even do basic diplomacy. So what’s the point of him being PM?

The argument that only the British Museum can protect the marbles isn’t accepted in Greece

For Germans, Kissinger's is a story of forgiveness

Tetchy, thin-skinned, used to getting your own way? Then politics isn’t for you, Mr Sunak

Africa will always be part of my identity – but not all of it

Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann was anything but banal. His case is an apt reminder of how evil agents can deflect accountability

Will greater and digitised access to our history result in a more enriched cultural future?

Five weeks on the island in the late 19th century changed the artist’s perspective for ever

The blame for the end of a glorious imperial story cannot be laid solely at his feet, but the longer he lived the more anachronistic his rule became

The assassination of JFK forever changed America’s national psyche

Remembrance feels more important than ever this year

Conspiracy theory surrounds the 1978 kidnap and killing of the former Italian prime minister in the centre of Rome

With a populist returned to power in Slovakia, the Czech Republic has been reminded of the ever-changing nature of nationhood

As the aftermath of the Hamas incursion dominates the headlines, we should not take our eyes off Kosovo

Renewed unrest in Kosovo has raised concerns of escalating ethnic tensions in the region

The 1973 Arab-Israeli war divided Europe and the US, nearly led to a third world war and permanently scarred the Israeli psyche