History Today
Education and Cuba Libre, 1898-1958
Laurie Johnston explores the significance of public education in Cuba's efforts to forge a national identity in a period of US intervention.
Cardinal Wolsey and the Abbot of Chester
Tim Thornton explains how a complex legal case casts light on centralised royal power in Tudor England and its limitations.
Edwardian Britain's Forest Pygmies
Jeffrey Green describes the impact of a troupe of six 'dwarf savages' and what it reveals about social and racial attitudes of the time.
Madonna of the Seven Moons
Sue Harper reveals how a swashbuckling tale of gypsy romance opens an unexpected window on 1940s women in Britain.
Truman and the Atom Bomb
Alonzo Hamby considers Harry Truman's First World War experiences and explores the dilemmas that influenced his decision to drop atom bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Burgh Castle
Catherine Hills stalks these Roman ruins in Norfolk
Breaks With The Past
The price of archaeology in Kent
July Days: Memories of Britain's 'Modern Revolution'
Austin Mitchell takes a trip down memory lane with veteran MPs of the 1945 General Election.