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  1. When a lottery was as good as it ever got

    Fortune and need, not a woman's morals, decided whether single mothers in 18th-century London could obtain charity for their children, writes Tanya Evans. Unmarried motherhood in 18th-century London...

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  2. Past, presence and future

    Academics can take advantage of the history boom without adding a sour note to the drum-and-trumpet variety parading on TV, argues Peter Mandler Is history the new rock 'n' roll? Journalistic...

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  3. Conference highlights

    While Eric Hobsbawm's plenary lecture is sure to mark the high point for many attending the conference - the 83-year-old radical is talking about his life in history (his autobiography is out in...

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  4. Right in the line of a republic's fire

    Jacques Chirac's party has swept to power with a huge majority, but, says Jim Shields, the left, once recovered, may just have to let history repeat itself. The parliamentary elections of June 16...

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  5. Tiger feat?

    The Australian Museum plans to clone the extinct thylacine from preserved DNA. Critics are sceptical, says Linda Vergnani. Unlocking a metal cabinet, Sandy Ingleby pulls out a shallow drawer with an...

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  6. Learned but weak?

    Rid of its funding role, the British Academy has more time for scholarship and global collaborations. But will giving up the purse strings lead to a loss of influence at home? Nicholas Mann writes....

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  7. Just how can a centenarian rediscover its youthful aim?

    The British Academy at 100 finds itself shorn of much of its research-granting powers and facing the prospect of becoming a self-perpetuating club for old folk. Harriet Swain reports on how it...

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  14. First Impressions

    This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is taken from an 18th-century journey that inspired a love of the classics: "I slipped out of Carlsbad at...

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