Eminent Edwardian Editors
Edward Pearce compares the careers of two giants of Fleet Street, A.G. Gardiner and J.L. Garvin.
History Today
The London Plot to Kill Mussolini
Alfio Bernabei discovers evidence of a plot to kill the Italian dictator in the early 1930s.
The Origins of the Modern Police
Beginning our new series on the history and development of policing, Clive Emsley sets the scene with a broad discussion of the origins and issues of early policing in Continental Europe.
Forty Years of ETA
John Sullivan charts the fortunes of the radical Basque nationalist movement in its attempts to gain independence from Spain.
Exit de Gaulle
Douglas Johnson reconsiders the circumstances in which de Gaulle relinquished his position as President of France and his mythic legacy in French history.
Portrait of Britain: AD 1100
Brian Golding looks at life under the Norman Yoke during the consolidating reign of Henry I.
The Birth of Oliver Cromwell
The early life of Oliver Cromwell, who was born on 25 April 1599.
The Founding of NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation was founded on April 4th, 1949.
Baker Days
Kenneth Baker recalls the early experiences and the school-teacher that instilled him with a love of history.
Face to Face with Armageddon
John Garnett assesses the pros and cons of ‘mutual deterrence’, the nuclear defence strategy that both escalated and controlled tensions between the superpowers during the Cold War.