ya,you can use 谈, translate it is:我想谈谈历史.

谈: talk,chat,speak,discuss,conversation 谈论：talk about 我们正在谈论这件事 We are talking about it. 谈话：conversation ,talk ,chat 他和老师在谈话 He and the teacher are talking. 我能听到他们的谈话I can hear their conversation. 谈判：negotiations 闲谈：chat 我经常和马特长时间地闲谈。I often had a long chat with Matt.

谈 tan talk about ,discuss You can indeed talk about history. 你最好同他谈谈这事 Ni zuihao tong ta tantan zheshi. You had better talk about it with him. 谈生意 tan shengyi discuss business

yes, it is the right word. I would like to talk about history=我想要談論歷史. ( when you say talk about , we usually use "論" together with 談 ) We need to have a talk = 我們需要談談. ps. if you wanna say "discuss " you can use 討論