Death of Musical Coalman Thomas Britton
Coal merchant and concert promoter Thomas Britton passed away on 27 September 1714 after a prank went awry.
Volume 76 Issue 9 September 2026
The Hatry Group Collapse
Charles Hatry’s fraudulent business empire collapsed on 20 September 1929. It was the biggest crash the London stock market had ever seen.
William Buckland’s Theology of Geology
The geologist William Buckland worked through many theories about the creation of Earth and the biblical Flood. None of them were quite right.
‘Offa, King of the Mercians’ by Rory Naismith review
Offa, King of the Mercians by Rory Naismith looks to the quality of Mercia to find the model king of Anglo-Saxon England.
Europe’s Strangest Special Relationship
The historical partnership between Germany and Turkey is arguably the most paradoxical, if unavoidable, in modern Europe.
On the Spot: Amy Fuller
‘I can solve one historical mystery? I’d like to have proven that Hernán Cortés murdered his first wife.’
The Bayeux Tapestry: Woven by the Victors
The Bayeux Tapestry may be back in England, but it is a Norman artwork. For Anglo-Saxon voices, we need to look elsewhere.
‘The Bookshop’ by Andrew Pettegree review
The Bookshop: A History of Bookselling From the Dawn of Print to the 21st Century by Andrew Pettegree reveals the hard graft and innovation behind the book trade.
Golden Horses, Red Square
In 1935 Turkmen farmers rode their horses 4,300 kilometres across the Soviet Union to impress Moscow.