History Today

Manningham Mills, a symbol of the last century's industrial power, is now to become part of Bradford's renaissance as an exhibition at the city's Cartwright Hall in Lister Park shows.

Robert Lewis looks at the historical evidence contained within the daguerreotypes taken during the 1849 Gold Rush.

Richard Smith pays tribute to the late Peter Laslett.

Charlotte Crow examines the restoration of Southwell Workhouse, the latest project from the National Trust.

Duncan Anderson reflects on the Falklands War twenty years on.

Valerie Holman describes the little-known role played by the cartoonist Kem in assisting the British propaganda effort aimed at Iran.

Geraint H. Jenkins examines the vicissitudes of modern Welsh history.

Larry Gragg recounts the reasons for the visit of the Quaker George Fox to Barbados in 1671, and the significance of his presence there.

On the 60th anniversary of the fall of Singapore, arguably the nadir of Anglo-Australian relations, Richard Wilkinson explores the strange relationship between the two countries in the last century.