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Arguments over how we remember the past will not be resolved by simplistic slogans or knocking down statues.

Yuan Shikai's short-lived reign as Chinese emperor ended on March 22nd, 1916.

The millennium-long history of the Holy Roman Empire has been wilfully misunderstood since the rise of the nation state. But can its past shed light on Europe’s future? 

Was Henry VIII a good-natured buffoon or an egotistical tyrant? Your answer is likely to depend on which cinematic portrayal you have seen most recently.

Where did the French, British, Spanish and Portuguese empires send their convicts?

The appearance of a Short Stirling Bomber near St Paul's Cathedral prompts Roger Hudson to recall the Wings for Victory campaign.

Shakespeare’s approach to history and geography is often regarded as something of a joke. But his skill was in reconstructing the medieval Mediterranean for audiences whose horizons were being expanded.

By the end of the Seven Years’ War in 1763 Britain had become a global power. However, the conflict’s colossal expense and the high-handed approach of British politicians led to the American Revolution.

When the European powers began exporting convicts to other continents, they did so to create a deterrent and to establish new settlements across the world.