Germ Warfare
Robert Bud says we should remember the Asian flu epidemic of 1957 as a turning point in the history of antibiotics.
Volume 57 Issue 1 January 2007
Henry IV and Personal Piety
Debbi Codling looks at the beliefs and spiritual life of the man who usurped Richard II, an anointed king.
Stoking the Fire
Jörg Friedrich’s horrifying account of the Allied bombing raids caused a stir on its first publication in Germany. Now it has been translated into English, and York Membery has canvassed some leading British historians for their views.
The Great Siege of Malta
Tony Rothman recalls one of the turning points of early modern history, when a heroic defence prevented the rampant Ottoman forces from gaining a strategic foothold in the central Mediterranean.
Hadrian’s Hall
Charles Freeman visits the Eternal City, and finds the Castel Sant’Angelo, home to emperors and popes, to be the clue to unravelling its fabulously rich and complex history.
‘Napoleon is Dead’
Following our article in November about Thomas Cochrane’s plans for chemical warfare, Richard Dale, author of a new book on Cochrane, reveals how the maverick naval hero was disgraced over his association with a stock market scandal.
Box Populi
Charlotte Crow reports a recent debate between historians and programme makers on the state of history on the small screen, and a television success in that field.
Death by Firing Squad
The background to Manet’s extraordinary series of paintings of the demise of a Mexican emperor.