History Matters

The Smithfield Joust of 1467 was a triumph for Edward IV and his dynasty.

The hit musical is changing perceptions of America’s past for the better.

Aged 48 or 49, the king died at Newark Castle on 19 October 1216.

Despite his Complete Herbal being one of the most enduring medical texts, Nicholas Culpeper was firmly outside the establishment of the medical world.

Victory at the Battle of Hastings did not guarantee William control of England. The rebellious North had to be brought into line, which it was, ruthlessly, in the winter of 1069. 

Since the early 1960s, historians have shone a more positive light on the Battle of the Somme. But we must not forget the excesses and failures of that terrible campaign.  

Since the beginning of the 20th century, a tiny collection of islets and shoals has been the focus of disputes involving seven nations.

Bangladesh was born of civil war in 1971. The former East Pakistan has wrangled with issues of religion, secularism and democracy ever since.

Western Australia’s desire to secede as ‘Westralia’ in 1933 was undermined by a change in Britain’s attitude towards its Empire.