What does the history of Spanish anarchism reveal about the dilemmas of revolutionary power? Arturo Zoffman Rodriguez on the promise and tragedy of the Spanish revolution.
In the late nineteenth century, Black American missionaries began to work within King Leopold's Congo. Adrita Mitra explores how women like Nora Gordon navigated the tensions between emancipation and colonial rule.
Katherine Mackinnon reflects on the Glaswegian radical print she has collected over the years, and her experience of sharing this with the public on historical walking tours.
In the early nineteenth century, the British Empire attempted to reform the institution of slavery. Sascha Auerbach explores how enslaved people used this new political landscape to advocate for legal rights.
What are borderlands and how do they shape questions of identity and belonging? Annika Bärwald explores the history of Hamburg's port and the people who passed through it.
How can we end ageism? By understanding how the Victorians invented it. Helen Kingstone examines the work of nineteenth-century Scottish novelist Margaret Oliphant.
What should we make of the gendered cultural legacies of revolutionary women? Clara Vlessing considers the lives and afterlives of anarchists Emma Goldman and Louise Michel.
The idea of making amends for slavery has a long genealogy in Britain. Catherine Hall examines this history alongside vital questions of race and repair for our present moment.
Hannah Skoda shows the historically persistent connection between abuse of animals and abuse of intimate partners. Through the ages, abusers have often expressed nostalgia for the 'good old days' of severe patriarchy.
History Workshop editors share their reflections on the radical books and films which have compelled them, fascinated them, and moved them throughout 2025.
Vipin Krishna explores how colonial officials in nineteenth-century India turned linguistics into a tool for classification, surveillance, and control.
How can we better approach the histories of Indigenous peoples? Mary Katherine Newman introduces a
new History Workshop series on Indigenous historical methods.
