History Today

Charles Lysaght strips away some of the many mysteries surrounding Brendan Bracken, Churchill’s staunch but enigmatic supporter, and the founder of this magazine.

David Cesarani reflects on the past, present and future of education about genocide and bigotry.

Margaret Brennand of the Public Record Office on the launch of a major online resource for local and family historians.

Daniel Snowman meets the historian of witches and witchcraft in Early Modern Europe.

David Blaazer traces rival nationalisms within the British Isles from banknotes.

In his recent Colin Matthew Memorial Lecture to the Royal Historical Society, Peter Hennessy analyses the power relationships within New Labour

Denise Silverster-Carr on the history of this unique resource for research.

Jonathan Williams and Andrew Meadows review the history of the various currencies that were replaced by the Euro.

Penny Young on new excavations in one of the most historically rich areas in the Middle East.