A Donkey’s Day in Court
In 1822 a badly abused donkey became the first animal to receive justice in a British court.
History Today
Falling in Love with the NHS
In the 1950s Mills & Boon’s medical romances helped make the NHS more appealing to an ambivalent British public.
Strength and Guile
A history of the Special Boat Service, founded in the dark days of July 1940.
Christ and the Doctors
The 12-year-old Jesus reveals his divinity for the first time at the Temple of Jerusalem.
Beginning at the End
A childhood world of fallen heroes and shattered certainties experienced during the fall of communism in Albania.
Why has the Gunpowder Plot Been Remembered for Centuries?
Four historians consider the extraordinary longevity of the Bonfire Night celebration and the memory of Guy Fawkes.
Last Stand of Dahomey’s Female Army
The women’s army, regarded as superior to its male counterpart, last saw action at Cana on 4 November 1892.
Swimming in the Sahara
What can rock art of the desert tell us about life and death 10,000 years ago?
The Never-ending Process
Every history book, even when it is dispatched to the printers, is a work in progress, ready to be revised.
The Mountain of Tongues
Is Caucasian history more byzantine than Europe’s?