Birth of Umberto II of Italy
The future king was born on 15 September 1904.
Volume 54 Issue 9 September 2004
Death of Louis IV of the West Franks
Louis IV died in his early thirties on September 10th, 954, as a result of a fall from his horse.
British Intelligence and the Nazi Recruit
Stephen Tyas uncovers a skeleton in the closeted world of espionage.
Coming to Terms with the Past: Cambodia
Ben Kiernan points out the progress, and difficulties, in recovering history and justice after genocide.
Stalin's Topsy-Turvy Work Week
Clive Foss investigates how Stalin changed the calendar to keep the Soviet people continually at work.
The True Caliph of the Arabian Nights
Hugh Kennedy examines the life of one of the most powerful men in the world in the eighth century.