The Relief of Mafeking
Richard Cavendish describes the relief of Mafeking, following a seven-month siege, on May 16th/17th, 1900.
Volume 50 Issue 5 May 2000
The Hunt for Jack the Ripper
William D. Rubinstein reviews the achievements of the Ripperologists and considers the arguments surrounding the so-called Ripper Diaries.
The Exorcist
Nick Cull explores how the smash-hit horror film exploited all the issues that most worried Americans in the early 1970s.