The April Issue
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Soviet Super Sniper Lyudmila Pavlichenko
Lyudmila Pavlichenko, the ‘Guerrilla Queen’ of Soviet Russia, became a role model for women in combat during the Second World War.
The Inquisition’s Secret Weapon
With the aim of converting souls rather than punishing them, the Jesuits were vital collaborators in the Roman Inquisition.
Empire of the Census
The government’s count of its citizens is of enormous value to historians.
The Foundations of Liberia
Supported by both slaveholders and abolitionists for different reasons, the founding of Liberia is a history of the near impossible. Perhaps its greatest feat was survival.
What can History tell us about Epidemics?
Can we learn from history about how diseases spread, and how we respond to them?
On the Spot: Panikos Panayi
‘History seems to have little influence on many of our rulers.’
Friends in High Places
Getting intimate with America’s only bachelor president.
Making Medieval Ireland English
An audacious plan to install an English saint as the patron saint of Ireland.
Escape to Mexico
Filmmakers, revolutionaries, Iranian shahs – Mexico has a long history of providing political asylum.