Birth of Leni Riefenstahl
One of the most admired and reviled film makers in the history of cinema was born on August 22nd, 1902.
History Today
Edward IV and the Alchemists
Jonathan Hughes looks at the significance, in alchemical terms, of this reign, and what the King himself made of alchemical prophecy.
Intimacy and Painting in Ming China
Craig Clunas considers what we can learn of the society of Ming China by looking at how paintings were used as gifts.
England's Lost Houses
Giles Worsley explains why so many country houses were demolished in the last century.
Hussein made King of Jordan
On August 11th, 1952, the Jordanian parliament declared that King Talal was suffering from schizophrenia and was unfit to rule and that Hussein was now King of Jordan.
Deciphering History
Andrew Robinson looks at some linguistic puzzles still facing historians.
John Erickson
Paul Dukes looks back at the life and career of Professor John Erickson.
Peter Stansky
Daniel Snowman meets the historian of British culture from William Morris, via Bloomsbury, to the Beatles.
The British in Jenin
Gordon Corera investigates the events of summer 1938 in Jenin.
The History of Parliament
David Hayton introduces the latest instalment in the History of Parliament series.