History Today

Geoff Metzger, head of The History Channel in the UK, describes a youth well spent at the movies.

Angus Mitchell shows that new scientific methods are sometimes unable to settle old historical controversies.

Hannah Diamond and Claire Gorrara examine recent debates over resistance to the German occupation of France.

... to India's coral strand. Ann Savours describes the journeys and motivations of geographer and historian Sir Clements Markham.

Reggie Oliver looks at the links between some of the highest-placed women in Louis XIV's court and some notorious Parisian dealers in drugs, death and the dark arts

Richard Cavendish marks the somewhat mysterious death of a Georgian prince, on March 20th, 1751.

The Russian emperor was assassinated on 23 March 1801.

Timothy Benson assesses Hitler's irritated reaction to being lampooned by David Low of the Evening Standard.

Timur's army attacked the ancient town on 24 March 1401.