Gail Stewart

Childbirth in medieval times was brutal in ways that are difficult to fully grasp today. Without modern medicine, sanitation, or any reliable form of pain...

We tend to think of the medieval period as fixed and rigid, where you were born was where you stayed, and social mobility was near...

Written history is often treated as the final word on the past, but it’s far from infallible. Historians rely on records that can be biased,...

For thousands of years, Indigenous peoples around the world have passed down stories through spoken word—tales of creation, survival, migration, and disaster. For a long...

The British royal family has a long and complicated history, spanning centuries of power struggles, alliances, scandal, and secrecy. And while certain names have become...

Britain prides itself on a long history of democratic development, but it hasn’t all been free and fair. In fact, plenty of British elections, especially...

For thousands of years, religion and law have often been tightly woven together, sometimes in ways that left very little room for personal choice. And...

There’s something about the 1960s that makes it feel like an entirely different planet, especially when you look at how children were raised. Safety wasn’t...

Some of the most important contributions to science, art, and philosophy came from people who barely got a nod while they were alive. They weren’t...

History is often written by the wealthy, but it isn’t only the rich who’ve shaped it. Throughout time, some of the most influential leaders began...