Van Dyck and his Patrons
Toby Osborne looks back over the career of Van Dyck, on the 400th anniversary of his death.
History Today
War Charity Begins at Home
Simon Fowler describes the huge upsurge in charity work in Britain in the First World War, concluding that it was an important way of uniting the nation behind the war effort.
The Treaty of Basel
An end to the Swabian War was reached on 22 September 1499.
Lawrence Stone
C.S.L. Davies writes an obituary of the social historian.
Folly and Failure in the Balkans
The sorry history of ethnic conflict in the Balkans, concluding that forgeign intervention has needlessly fanned the flames of nationalism.
Richard II: Author of his own Downfall?
Nigel Saul explores the deposition of Richard II, arguing that the king’s malice and misrule forced Henry Bolingbroke to destroy him.
The Second World War in Colour
Stewart Binns introduces the new series which uses colour film footage found of the conflict.
Italy: A Tale of Two Police Forces
Richard O. Collin tells the story of Italy’s parallel police forces, and how they have contended with Mussolini, the Red Brigades – and the Mafia.
Dreyfus Pardoned
The wrongly-convicted French officer was pardoned on September 19th, 1899.
Mao Zedong becomes Chinese Head of State
Mao was elected Chairman of the Central People's Government on 30 September 1949.