Lord Curzon Takes Office as Viceroy of India
The formal handover took place on January 6th, 1899.
History Today
The Trial of Charles I
Sean Kelsey reconsiders the events of January 1649 and argues the trial was skilfully appropriated by rump politicians in paving the way for the new Commonwealth.
The Cold War and the Olympics
From the recognition of East Germany to the banishment of Taiwan and the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, diplomatic disputes dogged the Olympics throughout the Cold War.
Glastonbury's Christmas Tree
Attempts to regrow the Glastonbury thorn after it died in 1991.
Beowulf: New Light on the Dark Ages
New research suggests the Beowulf poem can be traced to North Kent.
Primary Sources
The importance of teaching history to younger children and the risks of its removal as a key subject from the primary curriculum
Roots and Rituals
Ronald Hutton describes the origins of his historical quest for self-discovery.
Stamping the Millennium
Jeremy Black looks at the Royal Mail’s decision to devote all their stamps in 1999 to British history over the last millennium.
‘El Desastre’ Spain in Defeat, 1898
Laura Rodriguez finds that, in spite of the devastating outcome for Spain of the Cuban conflict of 1898, there were some positive consequences.