History Today

Roger Hudson sheds light on a haunting photograph from the Greek Civil War.

Peter Hennessy looks back to his 1994 Longman-History Today lecture, delivered just as a revolution in British contemporary history was beginning to bear fruit.

Richard Lowe-Lauri looks at the decline of bull running in the English town of Stamford.

Onyeka explores the changing meanings of words for Africans in Tudor England.

The ‘British Empire’ was the name given by imperialists in the late 19th century to Britain’s territorial possessions. It was meant to create an image of unity and strength. But such a view is illusory, argues Bernard Porter.

J.L. Laynesmith unravels one of the mysteries of the Bayeux Tapestry.

In June 1812 Britain and the United States went to war. The conflict was a relatively minor affair, but its consequences were great.

Graeme Garrard recalls Isaac Brock, the Guernsey-born army officer still celebrated in Canada for his part in defending British North America from the United States in the War of 1812.

The pioneering traveller was born on 13 October 1862.

Constantine won a great victory on October 28th, 312.