Political

Richard Cavendish charts the events leading up to King Zog I's coronation on September 1st, 1928.

Asya Chorley describes the relationship between China, Britain and Tibet in the early twentieth century, and shares the unique experiences of the first European women to be invited to Lhasa by the XIII Dalai Lama.

Tsar Nicholas II and his family were murdered on July 17th, 1918.

Kennedy was fatally shot on 5 June 1968, in Los Angeles, California. He died the following day.

Jim Downs says that the Democrats should blame history for the dilemma they face in having to choose between Clinton and Obama for this year’s presidential nomination.

Robert Gildea describes a new Europe-wide project to investigate the impact of 1968 and its sometimes bitter legacy.

Richard Cavendish charts the life of Robespierre, who was born on May 6th, 1758.

International alarm over the terrorist threat is not new. Anthony Read relates how the appearance of Bolshevism created a state of near hysteria throughout the Western world.

As Fidel Castro finally hands over the reins of power after forty-nine years, Michael Simmons finds his country poised between past and future.

The civil rights leader was shot dead on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel on April 4th, 1968.