Volume 65 Issue 8 August 2015

Sex Changes Over Time

High-minded allegations of prurience should not stop historians from examining the intimate lives of people in the past.

Spreading the Word

Many of the world’s languages derive from a single source. Harry Ritchie tells the story of Proto-Indo-European.

The Success of Sweet Smells

We tend to think of the early modern city as one beset by foul, dangerous air and dank odours. Yet it also inspired a golden age of perfumery, explains William Tullett. 

Churchill and the Cunarders

From luxury liners to troopships: Roland Quinault examines the close relationship between the Cunard line and Winston Churchill.

The Fall of Robespierre

The momentous final days of the French revolutionary are well documented. Yet, argues Colin Jones, many of the established ‘facts’ are myths that do not stand up to scrutiny.

Farewell to Aden

Roger Hudson details the tense situation leading up to the evacuation of British troops from Aden in 1967.