The Imperial & Global Forum

From a fraudulent “ancient Roman amphitheatre” to the destruction of rare books in AI training, here are this week's top picks in imperial and global history.

This Week’s Top Picks in Imperial & Global History Image: Fake ‘Ancient Roman Amphitheatre’. Credit: x.com/. Mitchel StuffersAssistant Editor at CIGH Exeter & PhD Candidate in History, University of Exeter From a fraudulent “ancient Ro…

From Venezuela as an ‘ambiguous colony’ to Türkiye’s role in European security, here are this week's top picks in imperial and global history.

This Week’s Top Picks in Imperial & Global History Image: Photo illustration by Chantal Jahchan, retrieved from New York Times Mitchel StuffersAssistant Editor at CIGH Exeter & PhD Candidate in History, University of Exeter From Venez…

From the recognition of Punjabi soldiers in WW1 to a revived Monroe Doctrine over Latin America, here are this week's top picks in imperial and global history.

This Week’s Top Picks in Imperial & Global History Image: “Some 1.4 million people from the subcontinent – now India, Pakistan and Bangladesh – served in the British Indian Army in WW1”, retrieved from the BBC. Mitchel StuffersAssistant Editor at C…

From three Sahel states exiting the International Criminal Court (ICC) to new figures on the victims of Dutch slavery, here are this week's top picks in imperial and global history.

This Week’s Top Picks in Imperial & Global History Image: “Junta-led Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger begin exit from the International Criminal ​Court, deepening break with Western institution”. Credit: Unidentified, retrieved from Business Insider – …

From foreign terms in America’s Declaration of Independence to a Romania-Moldova unification bill, here are this week's top picks in imperial and global history.

This Week’s Top Picks in Imperial & Global History Image credit: Getty Images, retrieved from BBC. Mitchel StuffersAssistant Editor at CIGH Exeter & PhD Candidate in History, University of Exeter From foreign terms in America’s Declar…

From the passing of Microhistory pioneer Carlo Ginzburg to the inventor of a written Cherokee language, here are this week's top picks in imperial and global history.

This Week’s Top Picks in Imperial & Global History Image: Illustration by Mer Young, retrieved from Smithsonian Magazine Mitchel StuffersAssistant Editor at CIGH Exeter & PhD Candidate in History, University of Exeter From the passing of Microh…

From undeclared chemical weapons in Syria to wildlife adaptations in Ukraine, here are this week's top picks in imperial and global history.

This Week’s Top Picks in Imperial & Global History Image: A bird’s nest in Ukraine incorporating fibre optic cable, retrieved from IDEology. Mitchel StuffersAssistant Editor at CIGH Exeter & PhD Candidate in History, University of Exe…

This Week’s Top Picks in Imperial & Global History

Image: Visual by Martina Monti, Credit Getty Images. Retrieved from Euroactiv.W Mitchel StuffersAssistant Editor at CIGH Exeter & PhD Candidate in History, University of Exeter From Europeanists who aim to revive Latin to the history of today’s Sino-Japanese “war of words”, here are this week's top picks in imperial and global history....

This Week’s Top Picks in Imperial & Global History Image: Visual by Martina Monti, Credit Getty Images. Retrieved from Euroactiv.W Mitchel StuffersAssistant Editor at CIGH Exeter & PhD Candidate in History, University of Exeter From E…

From the Vatican’s historic apology for legitimising slavery to three pioneers of modern humanism, here are this week's top picks in imperial and global history.

This Week’s Top Picks in Imperial & Global History Image: Pope Leo XIV attends the presentation of “Magnifica Humanitas” at the Vatican’s Synod Hall May 25, 2026, the first encyclical of his papacy, which focused on the rise of ar…

From Franco-themed cafes to memories of the Indigo rebellion, here are this week's top picks in imperial and global history.

This Week’s Top Picks in Imperial & Global History Image: The Franco-themed Una Grande Libre bar-restaurant in Madrid’s Usera neighbourhood. Photo credit: Abbas Asaria. Retrieved from The Guardian. Mitchel StuffersAssistant Editor at CIGH Exeter&nb…