‘Warrior Races’ in Medieval Europe
Len Scales considers the complex role of martial skill in the development of national identity in the Middle Ages.
History Today
Remembering Conrad Russell
Benedict King pays personal tribute to a great historian and teacher.
Death of Dorothy Wordsworth
Dorothy Wordsworth died on January 25th, 1855, aged eighty-four.
Birth of Alexander Hamilton
The Founding Father was born on 11 January 1755.
‘Bloody Sunday’ in St Petersburg
About 200 people died and 800 were wounded during the march led by Father George Gapon on 22 January 1905.
Chersonesos: The Ukrainian Pompeii
Danny Wood visits a remarkable excavation in Ukraine.
Unravelling the Da Vinci Code
Bill Putnam and John Edwin Wood peel away the evidence to find an extraordinary hoax at the heart of Dan Brown’s bestselling novel.
Michael Grant
George Weidenfeld recalls a masterful historian of ancient Rome, and much else besides.
The Madness of King Talal
Peter Day delves into documents recently released from the National Archives to review the short and sad career of Talal, father of King Hussein of Jordan.
Election of Pope Adrian IV
The only Englishman ever to be Pope, Nicholas Breakspear was elected on December 4th, 1154.