History Today

Richard Pflederer on the technological and cartographical advances of the early modern naval powers of Holland and England

Keith Nurse investigates new archaeological findings linking wine producing to Roman England.

An absurd procession of chivalry or mad mass charges? Analysis of fighting in the Middle Ages has become more subtle than either of these scenarios, argues Sean McGlynn.

Michael Grant remembers the History Today Editor and his expertise in bringing history to the attention of the wider public.

Ann Hills examines the work of the York Archaeological Trust on Barley Hall.

Ina Zweiniger-Bargielowska questions the reality of rationing for Britain’s Royal family during the war and after.

Set–piece contests about industrial pollution are nothing new – as Ronald Rees reveals in this tale of epic legal struggles in south Wales during the Industrial Revolution.

Gabriel Ronay looks at how Scottish sainthood got tangled up in Hungarian politics.

Richard Monte looks at the integration of Western ideas into native cultures.