Failed Chartist Demonstration in London
Britain's working-class Chartist movement organised a mass meeting at Kennington Common on April 10th, 1848.
Political
Napoleon and German Identity
How Napoleon laid up trouble for future generations of Frenchmen by kick-starting Prussian and German domination of Eastern Europe.
Recording the Dream
Brian Ward, author of a new book on the links between Rhythm and Blues music and the Civil Rights movement, tells of Martin Luther King’s little-known experiences as a recording artist.
Appeasement at A Level
A profile of the issues raised by A level questions on this history topic.
The Survival of the Church of England in the 17th Century
John Morrill re-examines a stormy period of religious history.
The Bismarck Debate
Bruce Waller looks at recent debate about modern Germany's greatest statesman.
‘Suicide’ of Jan Masaryk
Richard Cavendish marks the anniversary of a very suspicious death, on March 10th, 1948
Poland-Lithuania, Russia and Peter the Great
Robert Frost reveals a neglected influence on his reforms.
Elizabeth I
As the second Elizabethan age closes in disillusionment, Penry Williams reconsiders whether the first deserved the same fate.
Britain and the Origins of the First World War
Christopher Ray queries the accepted pictures of a reluctant victim of forces beyond her control.