The C.I.A. Con-Trick
Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones explains the historical roots of the arguments surrounding the CIA following their failure to anticipate the attacks of September 11th.
History Today
Scrooge and Albert
Christine Lalumia sees the 1840s as the key moment in the creation of the modern celebration of Christmas.
W.T. Stead's Controversial Visit to South Africa, 1904
'Frankly I am ashamed of being a Briton for the treatment we have meted out to the Boers as revealed by you and so justly condemned in your pages’ - John Burns to W. T. Stead.
A.G. Dickens and his Reformation
Christopher Haigh reflects on the life and work of the great Tudor historian, who died in July.
City Status in the United Kingdon
John Beckett investigates the thorny, and sometimes illogical, issue of what makes a City.
Images Beyond History: Photographs of the Western Front
In the second article in the Picturing History series, Sander Gilman reflects on images of the First World War and the photographs of Alan Cohen.
Lebensraum: Policy or Rhetoric?
Martyn Housden tries to unravel what Hitler really meant when he talked about living space for the German people.
Proper History and Sixth-Form History
Martin Roberts regrets lost opportunities in the recent reform of A-level syllabuses
Roger Morrice and His Entring Book
Mark Goldie reveals some vivid insights into London life before and during the Glorious Revolution, from a little-known contemporary of Pepys.