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History Today Review of the Year 2023

History Today Review of the Year

A selection of the best writing from History Today’s last 12 issues, offering historical perspectives on 2023.

Popular Articles

Battle between Romans and barbarians, unknown artist, 16th century. Art Institute of Chicago. Public Domain.

Why Did Rome Fall?

‘Charles II, Crown Prince of England,’ by François Dieussart, C.1646-50. Rijksmuseum. Public Domain.

The Maid Who Restored Charles II

A German soldier sleeps in a railway wagon on his way to the Eastern Front, by Franz Grasser, 1943. Deutsche Fotothek. Public Domain.

‘Hitler’s Deserters’ by Douglas Carl Peifer review

A packet of pennyroyal leaves used to induce abortion, c. 1900. OHSU Library. Public Domain.

Politicising Abortion in the United States

’We demand peace!’, Soviet propaganda poster by Viktor Koretsky, 1950. Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library. Public Domain.

‘The World of the Cold War: 1945-1991’ by Vladislav Zubok review

Frieze panel showing triumphant Romans carrying the seven-branched menorah from the Temple of Jerusalem from the Arch of Titus, Rome, by Edizione Brogi, c.1875-1907. Rijksmuseum. Public Domain.

Jerusalem Burning, AD 70

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