Today’s Featured Articles
Defying categorisation since its discovery, was the platypus a mammal, a reptile, or something else?
The monks at the church of St Cuthbert were taken by surprise on 8 June 793.
History suggests that Britain’s relationship with Europe may never truly be resolved.
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Urban Encounters
Defending their homelands, Native American chiefs fought violently with European colonists. But when conducting diplomacy in the city, they drank tea, went to the theatre and dressed for the occasion.
Birth of a Trailblazer
Hattie McDaniel, the first African American to win an Oscar, was born on 10 June 1893.
Rotting Among the Tsetse
The British government sought to hide the brutality of its conduct during the Kenya Emergency. Previously hidden files reveal an unpalatable truth.
The Abode of Madness
The long history of no man’s land, from lawlessness and desolation to hope and regrowth.
Vikings Attack Lindisfarne
The monks at the church of St Cuthbert were taken by surprise on 8 June 793.
On the Spot: Eleanor Robson
We ask 20 questions of leading historians on why their research matters, one book everyone should read and their views on historical drama …
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Volume 71 Issue 6 June 2021
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Black Death, Alfred the Great, Victorian Children’s Books, Dragomans, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, No Man’s Land.
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