Military

Geoffrey Powell profiles the Praetorian Guard. This corps d'elite, first established on a permanent footing by Augustus, played a powerful part in the history of imperial Rome.

The first of two articles by C.G. Cruickshank describing logistics and pageantry in the reign of King Henry VIII.

Henry I. Kurtz describes how subduing the Indians of the Plains was one of the chief tasks of the United States Army after the close of the Civil War.

S. G. F. Brandon describes how the Roman legate faced the problems of a Jewish Revolt.

Oliver Warner questions whether Calder's reprimand for his action with the French in 1805 was just.

G.A. Rothrock describes how, at the close of the French Wars of Religion in 1627-8, the Protestant centre of La Rochelle succumbed to royal siege.

G.A. Rothrock describes how, at the close of the French Wars of Religion in 1627-8, the Protestant centre of La Rochelle succumbed to royal siege.

For over 150 years, writes Christopher Duffy, generations of Irish gentry sought service in the armies of the European powers.

Michael Glover describes how, respectable clergymen were in short supply as chaplains when Samuel Briscall attracted the Duke of Wellington’s notice.

John R. Fisher describes how, in 1780, a descendant of the Incas launched a revolt against the Spanish Empire in Peru.