History Today

Sami Abouzahr untangles US policy towards France at the time of the Marshall Plan and the war in Indochina.

Claudius died on 13 October AD 54. Roman opinion was convinced that Agrippina had poisoned him.

Richard Cavendish visits Penshurst Place, home to the Sidney and Shelley families.

John Hannavy looks at panoramas of the siege of Sevastopol in the Crimean War.

With Millennium reshowing on UKTV History, Felipe Fernandez-Armesto offers an ecological look at the world in the 19th century.

Emily Mayhew tells the story of the heroic RAF pilots who overcame horrific burns and formed ‘the most exclusive Club in the world’, and of Archibald McIndoe, the plastic surgeon who helped them.

George Redmonds explains the value of taking a historical approach to the study of names.

Daniel Snowman has been tracking down what Britain’s ‘Historic Heritage’ means to some of those in charge of it.

Lucy Worsley discusses the importance of the art and discipline of horsemanship to the men who became known as the Cavaliers.