Rethinking the Armenian Genocide
The year 1915 saw the start of the Armenian genocide in Turkey. In his account of the complex historical background to these events Donald Bloxham focuses on the issue of great power involvement.
History Today
The End of The Roman Empire: Did it Collapse or Was it Transformed?
Bryan Ward-Perkins finds that archaeology offers unarguable evidence for an abrupt ending.
Birth of Giuseppe Mazzini
Richard Cavendish charts the life of the Italian nationalist Guiseppe Mazzini.
Shogun: The Life of Tokugawa Ieyasu
Ian Bottomley introduces an exhibition which reflects a special moment in Anglo-Japanese relations in the 17th century, echoed today by a unique loan arrangement between the Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds and the Nikko Toshogu Shrine, resting place of the first significant Shogun.
The Official History of the Falklands War
Lawrence Freedman describes how he came to write the official history of the Falklands campaign and tells us what he learned from the experience.
Charles II: The Reality Behind the Merry Monarchy
Tim Harris explores the political spin, intolerance and repression that underlay Charles II’s relaxed image, and which led him into a deep crisis in 1678-81 yet also enabled him to survive it.
Archbishop Scrope and Thomas Mowbray Executed
Richard Cavendish explains how Archbishop Scrope and Thomas Mowbray were executed on June 8th, 1405.
The Mutiny on the Potemkin
A rebellion erupted on the Russian battleship Potemkin on 14 June 1905.
Scotland's English Clan
Murray Watson looks at the historical roots of a phenomenon few commentators have noted: the sizeable English presence in Scotland.
The New York Times Goes to War
Jonathan Marwil describes the eye-opening experience of three young Americans who went to report from the battlefields of the Italian War of Independence.