As the rest of Britain gears up for the sixtieth anniversary of VE Day on May 8th, Peter Tabb describes the last moments of the German Occupation of the Channel Islands, where the end of the War came twenty-four hours later.
John MacKenzie samples two new works on the maritime history of Britain.
Russell Chamberlin describes the revelations of a recent conference on the archaeology of Cleopatra’s Alexandria.
Mike Huggins investigates the origins of Britain’s morass of sporting rivalries.
The Roman emperor abdicated on May 1st, 305.
James Robertson investigates the Lord Protector’s ambitious plans for war with Spain in the Caribbean.
Kevin Kennedy highlights a controversial project to rebuild a one-time Prussian ‘national monument’.
Sarah Searight highlights the problem of pillaging for those trying to piece together Mali’s rich heritage.
A mutual defence treaty between Communist states was signed on 14 May 1955.
The Battle of St Albans is now seen to mark the start of the Wars of the Roses. Was it the violent conclusion of one political crisis, rather than the beginning of another?
