Edward II marries Isabella of France
The ill-suited couple were wed on January 25th, 1308.
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The Death of Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi was shot on 30 January 1948 by the Hindu fanatic Nathuram Godse. His death reverberated across the globe.
Travel to the Past: Ekaterinburg
Helen Rappaport visits the town on the Russian-Siberian border that has become a focus for Romanov pilgrimage.
Bergen-Belsen’s Information Centre
Suzanne Bardgett, director of the Holocaust Exhibition at the Imperial War Museum, reports on this ambitious new facility which opened in October.
Canada’s Forgotten Founder
York Membery remembers John By, the brilliant British military engineer responsible for building the 175-year-old Rideau Canal.
Ethiopia’s New Millennium
A.S.H. Smyth witnesses the first Meskel Festival of Ethiopia’s Third Millennium, in the ancient capital of Gonder.
The Years of Extermination
Roger Moorhouse reviews a title on the Holocaust.
Greek Odyssey
Simon Goldhill explains how he came to be hooked on Greek tragedy at an early age – and has stayed hooked.
The Birth of Charles Wesley
The man who wrote the words of 'Hark! the Herald Angels Sing', 'Love Divine, All Loves Excelling' and hundreds of other much-loved hymns was born on December 18th, 1707.
Lenin Flees Russia Again
On December 12th, 1907, Lenin fled Russia for a second time.