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A photograph taken during the Great Depression prompts Roger Hudson to re-evaluate Roosevelt’s New Deal.

The Byzantine emperor died in Constantinople on 14 November 565.

The struggle between King John and his barons turned into open warfare at Rochester Castle in 1215. Yet the story of how the fortress came to be besieged has not been fully understood, says Marc Morris.

Though attention this year has been focused on the bicentenary of the Battle of Waterloo, the decisive blows that defeated Napoleon were landed at sea, says James Davey. 

The First World War threw together people from all over the world. Anna Maguire considers images of these chance meetings and the light they shed on a global conflict.

Few publications have done more for the cause of contemporary history than the JCH.

The British government should be more open in its dealings with researchers.

How the BBC manipulated its own programme on Southern Rhodesia’s independence to conform with government policy.