Birth of Emperor Bao Dai of Vietnam
The last Vietnamese emperor was born on October 22nd, 1913.
History Today
The Founding of the Red Cross Movement
The great humanitarian organisation was founded on 29 October 1863.
Herodotus: A Historian for All Time
As a new translation of the writings of the ‘father of history’ is published, Paul Cartledge looks at the methods of enquiry that make the Greek master such a crucial influence on historians today.
Dirty Protest in Georgian London
Hannah Greig reassesses a ground-breaking article, which proposed new ways of understanding Georgian radicalism.
In Focus: Fashionable Ballooning
Roger Hudson examines a photograph of July 1909, which captures the early 20th-century vogue for balloon racing.
A Museum of Movement
Martin Evans explains the aims and origins of France’s national museum of immigration.
Egyptian Harbingers
The army has been a player in the affairs of Egypt for at least 5,000 years, says Tom Holland.
Sobibór Uprising: The Other Great Escape
The mass breakout from Sobibór death camp in October 1943 has been largely forgotten. What happened?
Edward III and the Battle of Crécy
Richard Barber examines recently unearthed sources to construct a convincing scenario of Edward III’s inspired victory over the French in 1346.
A National Health Service: Early Modern Medicine
Medicine in early modern Britain is commonly perceived as crude and ineffective. But for all its shortcomings, says Alun Withey, there was no shortage of medical practitioners.