John Horgan examines the attempts by the new Irish Free State government to disarm the IRA at the end of the civil war in 1923 and the way in which the issue of the IRA arms dumps rumbled on in Irish politics for the next ten years.
Richard Cavendish remembers the events of February 11th, 1948
The island of Ceylon officially gained its independence on 4 February 1948 as a self-governing dominion within the British Commonwealth.
The United States battleship was blown up in an explosion during Cuba's uprising against Spain. What caused the explosion and who was responsible?
January 30th, 1948
Angela Morgan traces the recovery of a Saxon horse and rider, recently discovered in Suffolk.
Robert Bruce asks if China has refound Confucius.
Michael Leech previews the Jan van Eyck exhibition at the National Gallery.
Tony Aldous reports on the latest developments in archaeological practice.
Michael Broers explores the measures and restrictions imposed by Napoleon on his many subjects and how, within the boundaries of the Empire, they responded to his rule.
