Lily Rothman

Rothman is managing editor at TIME. She was also the founding editor of TIME’s history section.

Recent Articles

Conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin Is Ushering in a New Act for the Metropolitan Opera

In the fly space above the stage at the Metropolitan Opera and around and behind it, scenery waits to be called into action. An intricate system of pulleys and lifts allows quick changes. Today’s afternoon...

By Lily Rothman

The Real History of Medieval Knights Makes Brienne's Big 'Game of Thrones' Moment Even More Meaningful

Brienne of Tarth has long drawn comparisons to Joan of Arc, and now the list of similarities is even longer

By Lily Rothman

There's a Real-Life Inspiration for GoT's Valyrian Steel

"Somebody came up to us and said, 'Hey, I think those steel compositions you’re using are identical to those in the famed Damascus steels'"

By Lily Rothman

What a Watergate Expert Thinks of the Mueller Report

"I was just struck by how many echoes there were"

By Lily Rothman

A Major Moment Took Place in the Crypts Beneath Winterfell. Here's the Real History Behind the Key 'Game of Thrones' Location

What the real medieval past can tell us about the resting place of the Kings in the North

By Lily Rothman

Why History Looks Different Through a Mother's Eyes

It’s said that history is written by the victors, but it would also be fair to say it typically isn’t written by people who are busy birthing, nursing or tending to babies, victorious though they...

By Lily Rothman

American History Has Some Lessons for the Next Phase of the Mueller Investigation

As the world waits to see what happens with the Mueller report, American history offers parallels for a few possible futures

By Lily Rothman

As Grand Canyon National Park Turns 100, Its Chief Ranger Plans for the Next Century

If you want strangers to ask to take a photo with you, walk around in a park ranger’s uniform. As chief ranger at Grand Canyon National Park, Matthew Vandzura knows this well. Even on a...

By Lily Rothman

How One Man's Autograph Collection Is a Surprising Window Into a Changing World

The Caracas-based collector, who was featured in TIME in 1963, has about 1,500 issues of the magazine autographed by the cover subject

By TIME Video and Lily Rothman

How Roger Stone Connects Trump and Nixon

Stone, who has been arrested on charges linked to the Mueller investigation, was still a teen when he began working with the Nixon campaign

By Lily Rothman

'The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee' Author David Treuer on Why We Need to Change the Way Indian Stories Are Told

"We gave people permission to settle here in exchange for recognition of our tribal sovereignty. If that troubles people, they can move."

By Lily Rothman

Study Reveals Just How Much—And How Little—Canadians Really Know About the Holocaust

A full 22% of Millennial respondents were less that totally sure that they'd ever heard or seen the word "Holocaust"

By Lily Rothman

Common Threads Run Through Many of History's Worst Dictatorships. Here's One Way North Korea Fits In

A new PBS documentary series takes a look at those commonalities

By Lily Rothman

The Best Gifts Under $50 To Give This Holiday Season

From an electric toothbrush to discount airfare deals

By Patrick Lucas Austin , Alex Fitzpatrick , Jamie Ducharme , Rachel E. Greenspan and Lily Rothman

The Real History Behind The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’s Trip to the Catskills ‘Borscht Belt’

How the Borscht Belt came to be

By Lily Rothman

See Inside the Private Family Life of a Young George H.W. Bush

Photographer Leonard McCombe captured the balance of Bush’s life

By Lily Rothman and Liz Ronk

3 Crucial Life Lessons From President George H.W. Bush

1. Be nice, but not weak

By Lily Rothman

The Story Behind George H.W. Bush's Famous 'Read My Lips, No New Taxes' Promise

How the "no new taxes" line went down in history

By Lily Rothman

What the Artist Behind a Comics-Style History of Anti-Fascist Resistance Thinks You Should Know About Antifa

The artist behind an antifa history comic book talks to TIME

By Lily Rothman

Mail Bombs Rocked American Politics a Century Ago. Here's What a Historian Thinks That Moment Has to Teach Us

In 1919, three dozen prominent figures were the targets of a coordinated mail-bomb campaign

By Lily Rothman
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