History Today

If tensions between the US and Iran in the Persian Gulf lead to war, it will not be the first time. In 1987 and 1988, the US intervened to protect shipping from Iranian attacks.

Continental Australia has a surprising history of South Asian immigration.

The by-elections of 1938 are part of the long history of Independent Progressives in British politics.

A deceived god has a creative outburst.

‘What will future generations judge us most harshly for? Losing the Second Cold War to China.’

Despite his influence on the likes of Charles Darwin, the 18th-century ‘parson-naturalist’ is sorely underrated.

A new book seeks to change the way we look at the Second World War by challenging three enduring myths about Britain’s involvement. 

‘See they don’t let us down when we come back this time ’, called the British soldiers embarking for the D-Day invasion.

The revolt against President Omar al-Bashir was not the first in Sudan’s history, but it was the first since Africa’s former largest country split in two.

In this episode we travel to the south coast of England where we witness the final preparations for D-Day, before joining the Allied forces on the beaches of Normandy.