In The Current Issue
 Wagner: A Long-Running Cycle of Triumph and DespairThe history of the Bayreuth Festival, the annual celebration of the music of Richard Wagner, is mired in controversy and scandal, as Mark Ronan reports. |
 Churchill's Plan to Win the First World WarAs Home Secretary in 1911 Winston Churchill intervened in a debate about Britain’s role in a future European conflict. His observations were remarkably prescient and, had they been implemented, might have shortened the First World War, says Allan Mallinson. |
 The Daily Mail and the First World WarThe Daily Mail has recently caused controversy with its views on patriotism. Adrian Bingham looks back at a time when the newspaper’s belief in its national duty provoked intense debate and copies were burnt in the City of London. |
On The Blog
 Longman-History Today Book of the Year 2014: The ShortlistAfter much debate, the shortlist for this year's book prize has been decided. |
 Alternative Histories: Boston, 1876Alexander Graham Bell receives a surprising message whilst making the first telephone call. |
 Podcast: Bethlehem, the Global Story of a Little TownIn this episode of the podcast, Jacob Norris discusses the real history of Bethlehem. |
Book Reviews
|
How the present urban age came about. |
|
George Goodwin reviews a new account of the 'great and glorious adventure' that was the Hundred Years War. |
|
Was the Whig historian and politician Thomas Babington Macauley the inventor of Western liberal intervention? |
More From History Today
The Podcast
In this episode, Jacob Norris discusses the real history of Bethlehem.
Listen using the player below, subscribe on iTunes or via RSS feed.
Competitions & Pastimes
Enter this month's crossword and win a selection of recent history books.
Alternative Histories
December 2013
In this month's issue: The Real Bethlehem - Churchill's WW1 Plan - Who Discovered America? - Patriotism and the Daily Mail - Lessons from Auschwitz - Wagner
Find A UK Stockist
Magazine Back Issues
 |
 |
 |
 |
Recommendations
In The Next Issue
- Death in Venice
- The Cotton Trade
- Hugh Trevor-Roper's centenary
The January issue is out December 19th. Subscribe and be among the first to receive it.