Volume 67 Issue 8 August 2017

On the Spot: David Olusoga

We ask leading historians 20 questions on why their research matters, one book everyone should read and their views on the Tudors ...

Something More than an Art

Both history and historical fiction depend on a combination of imagination and rigorous research. The difference is found in the balance of these ingredients. 

Yugoslavia’s Very Secret Service

The UDBA is probably the least known major espionage agency of the Cold War. It remains influential, despite the break-up of the country it was formed to defend. 

Buying British

From Elizabethan laws to modern food campaigns: the long history of Britain's patriotic consumers.

Canada: The True North

Dig deeper into Canada’s history and one encounters a more challenging past than its modern image suggests.