The First Christmas
Geza Vermes looks at the Christmas stories in the Bible with a historian’s eye.
History Today
A Liberal Dose of Power
York Membery sings the praises of the great wartime leader on the ninetieth anniversary of his coming to power.
The First Christmas Tree
Contrary to myth, it wasn’t Prince Albert but another German royal transplant who introduced the Christmas tree to Britain.
Robespierre and the Terror
The life and career of one of the most vilified men in history.
Here’s Looking At You
Philip Mould is an art dealer, author and broadcaster specializing in the discovery of lost antique portraiture. This month he opens a major gallery in Dover Street, London.
Birth of Edmond Halley
The astronomer was born on November 8th 1656.
Alabama Bus Segregation Ended
Segregation on buses in Alabama officially ended on November 13th, 1956.
Trotsky Exiled to Siberia
Richard Cavendish remembers the events of November 2nd, 1906.
The Man with the Poison Pen
Cartoon historian Mark Bryant looks at the career of the Dutch cartoonist whose searing indictment of German atrocities in the First World War won him plaudits from governments on two continents.
Who Killed the King?
History does not reveal the identity of the masked executioner who severed Charles I’s head from his body, or of his assistant who held it up to the waiting crowd. Geoffrey Robertson QC re-examines the evidence.