James VI & I
Jenny Wormald reviews the career of the man who was King of Scotland for fifty-seven years and King of England for twenty-two, and whose great dream was to create a unified kingdom of Great Britain.
History Today
600th Anniversary Celebrations of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
Richard Cavendish remembers the events of June 12th, 1952
The Birth of Fanny Burney
Richard Cavendish charts the life of the novelist, diarist and playwright Frances Burney who was born on June 13th, 1752.
A New Slavery?
Angela V. John looks at the uncomfortably long and close links between slavery and the cocoa trade.
Edward III
W. M. Ormrod describes the career of the king whose fifty years on the throne are best remembered for his wars with France and Scotland, and his foundation of the Order of the Garter.
Henry III
Nicholas Vincent reviews the career of the king whose long reign was overshadowed by the rivalries of his nobles, and who is primarily remembered for his piety and his building activity.
Chemical Warfare in the 1920s & 30s
Sebastian Balfour recalls the use and effects of chemical warfare during, and after, the early decades of the twentieth century.
The Death of Lord Acton
An overview of the life of Lord Acton of Aldenham, one of the founders of the English Historical Review and Regius Professor of Modern History at Cambridge.
The Tragedy of Lidice
Anthony Head describes the ways in which an atrocity has been commemorated, sixty years on.
Vietnam: Behind the Lines
Jessica Harrison-Hall introduces the upcoming exhibition of Vietnamese art at the British Museum.