Miranda Kaufmann crosses the Atlantic to see Africans from 16th century Europe.

Our June issue is out now for the iPad, Kindle Fire and Android tablets, alongside Blackberry devices and Windows Surface.

The famous Second World War operation took place on May 16th-17th, 1943.

Edwardian social media, a sexual scandal in the Dutch East Indies and why the British don't eat horsemeat: a preview of our June issue.

Paul Lay on the winners of the annual history prize, awarded to books that interest and engage both professional and lay historian. 

In this video slideshow, Guy Atkins introduces the Edwardian postcard, which, with its brevity and speed of reply, was the social media of its day.

The adventures of Johnson and Boswell through history: the first of a new cartoon series for History Today.

This month's quiz takes in Margaret Thatcher's political career, the origins of the mechanical clock and cricketing Prime Ministers.

The indespensible guide to Britain's architectural heritage is now available as an app for iPhone and iPad.

The founding of the great city by the Dutch, and other New York firsts.

The question of how to engage students in the classroom has been going on for years, finds Paul Lay.

Newsreel footage from the day prime minister Mohammad Mossadegh nationalised his country's oil.