Sense and non-sense in ancient Greek histories -- Wonderful and curious histories in pre-modern Europe -- The wonders of history in the pre-modern islamic world -- Wonder against ritual: strange Chinese histories -- Historical cabinets of curiosity in early modern Europe -- Spirited histories in modern Europe -- Seeing the wonder trick in histories of the moving image -- History's others, history's ethics: gendering wonder -- Renewing wonder in postcolonial histories -- The banality of history.