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Religion

Joya Chatterji, emeritus professor in the history of modern south Asia at the University of Cambridge (Photo by Abhishek Bali)

Joya Chatterji on 20th-century south Asia“The nation is a very novel idea, and imposing it on millions of people is hard work”

Charles I in Parliament in 1642, where he made an abortive attempt to arrest five MPs, from a 19th-century painting by Charles West Cope (Photo by The Print Collector/Alamy Stock Photo)

8 reasons why the Civil War broke out.

Members of the Sealed Knot stage a re-enactment of the battle of Nantwich, fought during the Civil Wars in 1644 (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)

Crown v Parliament: your guide to the Civil War of the 17th century.

A joint British-Jewish patrol in Palestine during the 1936–39 Arab Revolt (Photo by Bridgeman Images)

How Britain stirred the cauldron of conflict in Palestine.

Paris became a charnel house during the St Bartholomew’s Day massacre, as shown in this painting by François Dubois (Photo By DEA / G. DAGLI ORTI/De Agostini via Getty Images)

General Early Modern

Catholics vs HuguenotsYour guide to the French Wars of Religion

Bishops tumble, with “popish” paraphernalia falling from their pockets, in a woodcut from a 1641 Puritan pamphlet titled 'A Decade of Grievances' (Photo by Bridgeman Images)

How people power fuelled England's century of chaos.

A woodcut from Frances Rose-Troup’s book about the Prayer Book Rebellion, in which some 4,000 people from Devon and Cornwall died (Photo by Collection PJ / Alamy Stock Photo)

The Prayer Book Rebellion: Mark Stoyle on how the 1549 rising almost changed Tudor history.

Low angle view of the Westminster Abbey

Why are British monarchs traditionally crowned in Westminster Abbey?.

Westminster Abbey: everything you wanted to know.

Thousands of Muslims gather in India in 2019 to offer Eid prayers, marking end of holy month of Ramadan

General ancient history

A brief history of Ramadan

Science & religion: a story of war or harmony?.

Mavia of Tanukh, illustration by Lynn Hatzius

Mavia Of TanukhWarrior queen of Arabia.

The history of atheism: everything you wanted to know.

The cover of Le Petit Journal, 13 January 1895, showing the "degradation" of Alfred Dreyfus during which his sword was snapped over a warrant officer’s knee (Photo by Leemage / Corbis via Getty Images)

The Dreyfus Affair: how France was divided over a miscarriage of justice

Pilgrimage, past and present.

St Andrew, in St Andrew chapel, depicted at his crucifixion displayed in the manner known as the Saltire cross

St Andrew’s Day: 11 things you might not know about Scotland’s patron saint

Sæberht of Essex, who oversaw the building of London’s original church of St Paul’s (Photo by The Picture Art Collection / Alamy Stock Photo)

How to survive the Dark Ages in Britain: 6 crucial tips.

Both adults and children were required to attend church – candle in hand – on the festival of Candlemas. (Image by Getty Images)

Medieval church calendarA guide to the holy days

Christianity: a success story from the start?.

Afghan fighters on top of a destroyed Soviet helicopter, 1980 (Photo by Alain Dejean/Sygma via Getty Images)

War without end: conflict in Afghanistan, from the Cold War Soviet invasion to the Taliban.

Thousands gathered in Portugal in October 1917 to witness the Miracle of the Sun.

Miracle of the SunWhy thousands gathered in 1917 to witness a solar vision

The Knights Templar: everything you wanted to know.

The big questions of religious history.

St Hadrian of Canterbury

15 minutes of fameMichael Wood chooses St Hadrian.

St Hadrian of CanterburyMedieval African theologian.

Medieval monks: a day in the life.

Saint Wilfrid

15 minutes of fameMarc Morris chooses Saint Wilfrid

St WilfridQuarrelsome church reformer.

Hildegard of BingenMedieval polymath.

Reconstructing the body of God.