How the description of a fictional island has fascinated readers for centuries.

How the description of a fictional island has fascinated readers for centuries.

On 16th-century battlefields, formidable mounted cavalry were overwhelmed by a military innovation: lines of foot soldiers armed with long-barreled guns.

Part 1 of the overlooked history of Ambrose Dudley, Earl of Warwick

Writer (The House of Dudley, Thomas More), broadcaster and historical consultant. Taking you inside Tudor England — what really happened, what nearly happened, and what certainly did not happen. Makin...

On discovery, coincidence, and the wonderful rewards of living in the past

29 April 2026, 2pm

Folger Shakespeare Library is the world's largest Shakespeare collection, the ultimate resource for exploring Shakespeare and his world. Shakespeare belongs to you. His world is vast. Come explore. Jo...

Folger Shakespeare Library is the world's largest Shakespeare collection, the ultimate resource for exploring Shakespeare and his world. Shakespeare belongs to you. His world is vast. Come explore. Jo...

The label is often wielded now to exclude brown people, but these two continents have been a melting pot since long before the U.S. was founded.

Podcast Episode · HistoryExtra podcast · 10/02/2026 · 51m

Saintly scholar, zealous persecutor, ambitious statesman - who was the ‘real’ Thomas More? Drawing on new research, Dr Joanne Paul will separate the man from the myth to discover the real Thomas More.

In this four-session class with returning Roundtable instructor Dr. Joanne Paul, we’ll uncover the significance of Thomas More’s seminal text, Utopia, and learn about its resonance both for its own age and for our present moment.