Childhood in the Roman Empire
Ray Laurence considers how children were seen in ancient Rome and looks at some of the harsher aspects of childhood – sickness, violence and endless work.
History Today
Why Did Charles I Fight at Naseby?
Richard Cust reassesses the thinking behind the biggest military blunder of the English Civil War, Charles I’s decision to fight the New Model Army at Naseby in June 1645.
Black Victorians
Patrick Vernon discusses depictions of Blacks in Victorian art and popular culture, and introduces a new exhibition on the subject, opening in Manchester.
The Sea Speaks Arabic
Umej Bhatia discusses Muslim memories of the Crusades and their resonances in Middle Eastern politics today.
Between Bushido and Black Humour
Stewart Lone looks beyond the idea of the impassive, self-sacrificing citizen to discover how ordinary Japanese people really reacted to the war with Russia in 1904-05.
Gone to the Docks
David Carpenter recalls the vanished world of the London docks in the 1950s.
'Most Trusty and Beloved': Nicholas Throckmorton
Sebastian Walsh looks at a forgotten friend and adviser to Queen Elizabeth from the early years of her reign.
Not So Desperate Housewives
Historian of suburbia Mark Clapson peers over the fences of Wisteria Lane to discover a fifty-year-old myth still at work.
Sir Rees Davies
Ralph Griffiths commemorates the recently deceased historian of medieval Wales and Britishness.
The Cabinet Minister's Traitor Son
Richard Grayson reveals the human side to a wartime Cabinet minister’s personal tragedy.