A history newsletter by a university lecturer who shares what she is teaching and researching, such as Bronze Age Cucuteni-Trypillia, medieval Mediterranean connections and how historians label periods. It reads as a personal, reflective letter that makes archaeological and historical ideas accessible to general readers.
Website: https://coffeewithclio.substack.com
Long-form essays on history and astronomy, pairing archival detective work with clear explanation of scientific and historical puzzles, such as a disputed 1680 star observation and solar neutrino experiments. Readers get careful, well-sourced narratives that show how evidence is weighed and where uncertainty remains.
Niall Ferguson's Time Machine is a Substack newsletter from historian Niall Ferguson that uses historical analysis to examine current economics, politics, and culture. Issues cover topics such as European protests and debt, American founding principles, election-year risks, and newly unlocked Nixon White House tape transcripts.
A daily history newsletter that retells dramatic events that happened on the same calendar date, with narrative detail drawn from primary and historical sources. Readers get vivid, well-researched accounts of moments like plane crashes, battlefield surrenders, and Cold War crises.
A weekly newsletter by linguist Colin Gorrie exploring the hidden history of English words and writing conventions, with accessible essays on etymology, usage, and how language works. Readers get well-researched explanations of why everyday words and grammar came to be the way they are.
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