Mission to the Roof of the World
Asya Chorley describes the relationship between China, Britain and Tibet in the early twentieth century, and shares the unique experiences of the first European women to be invited to Lhasa by the XIII Dalai Lama.
History Today
Havana
Clive Foss enjoys the architecture of Cuba’s capital, with varied elements from every era of its past making an exotic mix.
The First Colour Television Transmission
John Logie Baird gave the first demonstration of a colour television transmission on 3 July 1928.
The Murders at Ekaterinburg
Tsar Nicholas II and his family were murdered on July 17th, 1918.
The Tunguska Event
Nigel Watson recalls a mysterious explosion that occurred in deepest Siberia on 30 June 1908.
Messages in 6,000 Bottles
Sean Kingsley describes how hi-tech marine archaeology off the Atlantic coast of Georgia in the US has thrown a new light on the world of snake-oil salesmen.
Solving Stonehenge
Anthony Johnson argues that an accurate interpretation of the great monument rests in the sophisticated geometric principles employed by its Neolithic surveyors.
The Old Firm
Graham Walker looks at how history and sport are interwoven in the sectarian rivalry between Celtic and Rangers football clubs.
Genghis Khan and the Communists
The Mongolian past has been drawn by both sides into twentieth-century disputes between Russia and China, writes J.J. Saunders.