History Today

David Chandler describes his first encounters with matters military that led him to abandon his plans to join the clergy to become a military historian.

The soldier who liberated South America died on August 17th, 1850.

Robert Bickers shows how the history of British and European imperialism in China helps explain the ferocious Boxer War of 1900.

Harriet Jones considers the impact of the new Freedom of Information Act on students of contemporary history.

Erica Fudge explores a shift in attitudes towards bestiality in the sixteenth century and how this impinged on wider issues concerning human status.

Steven Gunn looks at the condition of Britain at the beginning of the Tudor era, and finds a society that was increasingly cohesive, confident and cosmopolitan.

Mike Corbishley explains how English Heritage, custodian of much of the best of England’s built historical environment, makes the past accessible to young minds

Wilbur Miller investigates the historical background to law enforcement in the United States.

The truth of the events of 5 August 1600 will likely remain unknown.

William II of England was killed while hunting in the New Forest, on 2 August 1100.