History Today

Richard Cavendish describes how The Battle of the Golden Spurs, known also as the Battle of Courtrai was fought on July 11, 1302, near Kortijk in Flanders.

The third Marquess of Salisbury resigned on 11 July 1902.

Tim Grady explores life for the teachers and students in a Bavarian university in the 1920s and 1930s.

Juliet Gardiner assesses the worth of ‘television history’ and pinpoints the value of ‘reality history’.

King Farouk was 32 when he lost his throne on 26 July 1952.

William Clarance explores the origins and complexities of the Sri Lankan Civil War.

Peter Mandler argues that academic historians have a crucial contribution to make to the nation’s cultural life.

Michael Hunter reflects on the life of the late Roy Porter.

Robert Lacey, royal biographer and commentator, describes his enthusiasm for joyously traditional history.

Steven Parissien considers the reputation of one of the most controversial of British monarchs: the king who lost the American colonies, spent much of his life in psychological distress but whose active interest in the arts and sciences, and his generous patronage, distinguished him from his Hanoverian predecessors.