History

Mrs Gaskell’s Elephant: the true story of a hoax

From the archives, Chris Willis writes about a hoax elephant story which fooled several experts on nineteenth-century culture.

Reinventing the Past: Why rely on orthodox historical study when you can invent your own?

From the archives, Rachel Carthy looks at the burgeoning free-for-all she calls cryptohistory

From the archives: The many traditions of Christmas that are now lost to history

From the archives in 1989, Toby Howard reminds us of long-forgotten Christmas traditions - like burning the Yule log, wearing animal disguises, and "The Devil's Knell".

From the archives: Creationism and Noah’s Ark – founders on the facts

From the archives in 1987, Stephen Moreton looks at the creationist movement of the time, and the flaws with believing in a literal Noah's Ark
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