 Nigel Richardson discusses how European explorers in the 19th century began to solve the mystery of who the Maya were, and how they established their remarkable civilisation. |
 Mayan mysteries, the fiction of imperialism and the man who predicted the Great War: a preview of our next issue Posted Thu 11th April, 10:00 · Comments |
 Roland Quinault offers an appraisal of the Iron Lady's legacy. Posted Wed 10th April, 15:59 · Comments |
 Images from the British Museum's new exhibition. Posted Wed 10th April, 14:49 · Comments |
 The great conflagration, with Nero playing his lyre, as reimagined by Rob Murray. Posted Tue 9th April, 10:24 · Comments |
 In this month's quiz we have a questions on everything from 'muckraking' journalists to the Gunpowder Plot. Posted Thu 4th April, 10:08 · Comments |
 Alexander Lee finds a "lip-smacking smorgasbord of Tudor delights" in the work of William Shakespeare. Posted Wed 3rd April, 09:20 · Comments |
 The winner of our caption comptetition from the January issue of History Today. Posted Wed 3rd April, 08:31 · Comments |
 Christopher Winn recounts the famous sayings of the most oft-quoted of British heroes, Horatio Nelson. Posted Tue 2nd April, 09:51 · Comments |
 Paul Lay reflects on a recent trip to Naples, the closest thing Europe has to a living, breathing medieval city. Posted Thu 28th March, 10:25 · Comments |
 Our latest ebook explores the close relationship between music and history Posted Wed 27th March, 09:48 · Comments |
 Artwork depicting the conflict, produced by a pair of English brothers. Posted Tue 26th March, 12:25 · Comments |
 As Cyprus attempts to solve its debt problem by targeting private assets, Alexander Lee finds some ominous lessons in 15th-century Florence. Posted Fri 22nd March, 11:51 · Comments |
 The discovery of 13 bodies in a London plague pit has helped to illuminate the murkier aspects of life in the 14th century, writes Alexander Lee. Posted Wed 20th March, 09:37 · Comments |
This Month's Magazine
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