Head to Head

Julius Caesar was killed on 15 March 44 BC. We’ve heard about the ‘Ides of March’ – but what happened next?

On the 20th anniversary of the worldwide protest against the Iraq War in February 2003, we ask: is there such a thing as ‘just war’ or is there just war?

Withdrawing labour is an age-old response to workplace grievances. But how old are strikes, and have they ever worked?

We know less about some periods than others, but the meaning of ‘Dark Age’ is multifarious and often loaded.

Nobody owns the past, but many have sought to use it to their own ends. The use, and abuse, of ancient history has been ever-present.

Founded as the British Broadcasting Company in October 1922, the BBC has sought to ‘inform, educate and entertain’ for a century. Facing an uncertain future, what impact has it had on the past?

Society’s battle against what Richard Nixon called ‘public enemy number one’ is an ancient one. Is there any sense in fighting?

Relations between Turkey and the rest of Europe have often been defined by suspicion and mistrust. Do Ottoman-era grievances still hold sway?

Over 60 years after escaping French rule, Algerian memory of the War of Independence remains a thorny issue. 

On the 50th anniversary of Watergate we ask four historians about its afterlife – beyond the impressively versatile -gate suffix.