History

LGBTQ+ History Month: We need to shout our history from the rooftops!
Norena Shopland

LGBTQ+ History Month: We need to shout our history from the rooftops!

'Diversities in humankind have always been here,' writes historian Norena Shopland, 'and will always be here until the end of time'
Big Issue founder Lord John Bird: My 80th birthday message
John Bird

Big Issue founder Lord John Bird: My 80th birthday message

How marmalade spread across the world
Food

How marmalade spread across the world

This Lancaster Priory monument was a culture wars flashpoint. Then it became a force for good
Dr Chris Donaldson and Dr Sunita Abraham

This Lancaster Priory monument was a culture wars flashpoint. Then it became a force for good

Why I went on an 800 mile walk to Auschwitz
Holocaust

Why I went on an 800 mile walk to Auschwitz

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Train Dreams star Joel Edgerton: 'What is the meaning of this life that we have?'
Film

Train Dreams star Joel Edgerton: 'What is the meaning of this life that we have?'

I can never walk past a church without going in. All the complexities of human life are inside
Books

I can never walk past a church without going in. All the complexities of human life are inside

These inspiring women in history flew in the face of patriarchal norms
History

These inspiring women in history flew in the face of patriarchal norms

Yes, we're milking Margaret Thatcher for profit and publicity. It's what she would have wanted
Thatcher Fest

Yes, we're milking Margaret Thatcher for profit and publicity. It's what she would have wanted

Mad King George or Keir Starmer? Jane Austen fans on the Regency era ideas that can save Britain
Jane Austen

Mad King George or Keir Starmer? Jane Austen fans on the Regency era ideas that can save Britain

Queer history goes back centuries – even the Georgians questioned their gender and sexuality
LGBTQ+

Queer history goes back centuries – even the Georgians questioned their gender and sexuality

I was never taught about Black women in British history. So I decided to do something about it
Theatre

I was never taught about Black women in British history. So I decided to do something about it

King & Conqueror star Luther Ford: 'Acting is literally dressing up and pretending. It's childlike'
TV

King & Conqueror star Luther Ford: 'Acting is literally dressing up and pretending. It's childlike'

Breathtaking images from humankind's first missions to space, remastered and seen for the first time
Space

Breathtaking images from humankind's first missions to space, remastered and seen for the first time

The extraordinary story of Bessie Coleman, the first Black woman to hold a pilot's licence
History

The extraordinary story of Bessie Coleman, the first Black woman to hold a pilot's licence

Top 5 historical novels, chosen by best-selling author Lana Kortchik
Books

Top 5 historical novels, chosen by best-selling author Lana Kortchik

Why did so many women in a tiny Hungarian village poison their husbands? 
Domestic abuse

Why did so many women in a tiny Hungarian village poison their husbands? 

Human presenter Ella Al-Shamahi: 'I used to be a creationist missionary – now I trust the science'
Documentary

Human presenter Ella Al-Shamahi: 'I used to be a creationist missionary – now I trust the science'

Women were a huge part of the Gold Rush. Why do we never hear about them?
Women

Women were a huge part of the Gold Rush. Why do we never hear about them?

Folk culture is everywhere in Britain. You just have to look for it
Folkspotting

Folk culture is everywhere in Britain. You just have to look for it

Disability rights activists are too often erased from history. I'm on a mission to change that
Disability journalist, author and activist Rachel Charlton-Dailey outside the United Nations
Rachel Charlton-Dailey

Disability rights activists are too often erased from history. I'm on a mission to change that

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Comedian Phil Wang owes his life to a museum – literally
Museums

Comedian Phil Wang owes his life to a museum – literally

I broke the Guinness World Record for most museum visits in a single day – this is what I learned
Museums

I broke the Guinness World Record for most museum visits in a single day – this is what I learned

What we can learn from the eerie and mysterious worlds we leave behind
Books

What we can learn from the eerie and mysterious worlds we leave behind

Why Putin's Russia is still haunted by the ghost of Stalin
Russia

Why Putin's Russia is still haunted by the ghost of Stalin