Death of Clara Collet
August 3rd 1948
History Today
The Head that Wears the Crown
John Adler explores the changing interpretations of Shakespeare’s history plays on stage - from Garrick to the new Globe.
Traders and Soldiers in Russian America
Before 1867, Alaska was a Russian fur-trading colony, its values and laws derived from Moscow and, in part, from the European Enlightenment. Ernest Sipes looks at the relations between the colonists and the native peoples.
On Home Ground: Traquair House
Richard Cavendish visits Traquair House, in Peeblesshire
Death of Lord Burghley
One of Elizabeth I's court favourites died on August 4th, 1598, aged 77.
Death of Emily Bronte
The author of Wuthering Heights died on 19 December, 1848, aged 30.
Battle of the Nile
The battle between the British Navy and that of the French Republic took place on August 1st, 1798.
Film in Context: Point of Order!
The 1954 lawsuit brought against the US Army by Joseph McCarthy marked a turning point in public attitude towards the ‘Red Scare’ Senator. Thomas Doherty tells how television played a crucial role in his demise.