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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

An Alligator’s Nest, by George Catlin, c.1850. Paul Mellon Collection, National Gallery of Art Washington. Public Domain.

War and Wilderness: British Soldiers in Revolutionary America

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

Why Did Rome Fall?

‘Magnified security’, cover illustration for Puck, by Udo J. Keppler, 6 May 1908.

‘America, América’ by Greg Grandin review

‘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

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