‘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.
History Today
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.
Benjamin Disraeli and the Spirit of England
T.A. Jenkins reviews the life and legacy of Benjamin Disraeli, statesman, novelist and man-about-town, on the bicentenary of his birth.
Skin Deep, but in the Eyes of All Beholders
Arthur Marwick reveals how beauty moved from being enticing and dangerous to being enticing and all-powerful.
Eyewitness at Eureka
Anthony Fyson reads a letter from his great-grandfather, who as a young man was caught up in the Eureka Stockade, where gold-miners in Ballarat, Victoria, famously clashed with state troops, 150 years ago this month.
Telling Tales in School
Seán Lang looks forward to the return of narrative to the teaching of history in schools.