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.
History Today
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.
Brodsworth's Beetle Drive
English Heritage's attempts to save this Victorian Country House
Could the Jacobites Have Won?
Jeremy Black marks the bicentenary of the '45 Rebellion by assessing how close Bonnie Prince Charlie came to making his father James III of England.
Love in a Wet Climate
Russia oldest love letter was discovered, in 1995, among medieval rubbish heaps excavated in Novgorod.