Jonathan Eig's "King: A Life," a biography of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., was recognized as one of the best books of 2023. Biographies offer a chance to explore the decision-making and ...

Time seems to be going faster than ever, but it’s still important to remember and learn from the past, writes Lynne Agress.

What is the best way to understand history? Is history a chronological series of events driven by a multitude of factors? Could decision makers’ personal journey deepen our understanding of their ...

History may be dying a slow death in the schools, but in some universities it is thriving. One such is Queen Mary, University of London, where a new centre was opened this week concentrating on ...

With July Fourth just passed and summer vacations on the agenda this year, it is a natural time to pick up a biography of a presidentor political leader. But not all biographies are created equal, and ...

Only half way into 2014, historical biographies are already having a banner year. Adam Begley’s Updike—a “superb achievement” and “brilliant new biography”—is perhaps the most lauded title so far this ...

It was through the work of an Oxford-educated, British anthropologist, who had fallen out with both the Church of England and Gandhi, that Ramachandra Guha found his path as an author and historian.

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

And in pretty much every fairy tale, that’s all it takes for a Happy (or not-so-Happy) Ending: he decrees, and it is so. And in the new book “Rosemary: The Hidden Kennedy Daughter” by Kate Clifford ...