Wonder-Weapons - A Means to the End?
Vasily Andreev on how far War (and the fear of it) has fuelled innovation this century.
History Today
The Rise and Fall of the Age of Miracles
Roy Porter charts the whirlwind of medical triumphs that promised limitless progress in human health and our more sober reflections on the eve of the third millennium.
Whose Austria? 996-1996
Gordon Marsden reviews the millennium exhibition that challenges preconceptions about the European nation state.
French Historians and the Holocaust
Douglas Johnson on why French historians are still arguing about the Holocaust.
Last-minute Turkish victory at Keresztes
October 24th-26th, 1596
Durham Light Infantry Museum
Richard Cavendish visits one of the most evocative regimental museums in the country.
The Religion of Feeling: Wesleyan Catholicism
Wesleyan Catholicism - a contradiction in terms? Not in the 18th century, argues Charles Goodwin.
Film in Context: Alfie
Tony Aldgate looks at how a 60s film about a Cockney Lothario dealt with sex, censorship and angry/ cynical young men.
Italy's First Northern League?
Edward Coleman weighs up Modern Italy's Northern League against its medieval Lombard inspiration.