The Boer War and its Humanitarian Critics
David Nash argues that opposition to the Second Boer War began the tradition of peace politics that has flourished through the twentieth century.
Volume 49 Issue 6 June 1999
When Farmers Grumble
Clare Griffiths reflects on the last time a Labour government faced angry farmers fighting for their livelihood.
Drawn to the Ancient World
Peter Connolly explains how he became the most admired historical illustrator-author on Greece and Rome.
First Europeans in Australia
Who discovered Australia? Most people think of the First Fleet that went to Botany Bay 1788, but our ideas may require rethinking, following recent research on DNA analysis, and epidemiological studies of a rare disease.
The Dutch, the Germans and the Jews
Jan Herman Brinks examines the Dutch myth of resistance and finds collaboration with the Nazis went right to the top.