Volume: 50 Issue: 12

John Benson on the lessons of charity from Britain's worst ever mining disaster

Tony Aldous looks at a new history of British theatres

The most gifted, vivid and extraordinary of the medieval Holy Roman Emperors died on December 13th, 1250.

The brilliant inventor and engineer William George Armstrong died on December 27th, 1900, aged ninety.

Martin Johnes and Iain McLean examine the political aftermath of the Aberfan disaster.

A reflection of the life and work of the leading historian of British railways, who died in September 2000

Eric Ives looks at the cases of two English monarchs who broke with convention by selecting spouses for reasons of the heart, rather than political convenience....

Roman Golicz explores relations between Britain and France under Pam's 'liberal' foreign policy during the Second Empire.

Charles Maechling argues that the Japanese attack, which took place on December 7th 1941, was partly a response to the country's limited energy resources.

Asa Briggs completes our Portrait of Britain series with a survey of the islands at the beginning of the 20th century.

The ancient town of Zeugma, now flooded by the damned Euphrates

Simon Thurley, Director of the Museum of London, describes the discovery at the bottom of his garden that changed his life.

Alistair Bonnett identifies the ingredients that produced an 'identity crisis' for white people in the early 20th century.