Travels Through Time #14 – Commodore Perry’s Expedition to Japan, 1853
This episode takes us back to 1853 and the arrival of Commodore Matthew Perry’s fleet of ships into Edo Bay.
History Today
The Book That Can’t Be Read
Despite recent claims, the Voynich Manuscript remains one of history’s biggest mysteries.
Death of Arjumand Banu Begum
The wife of the Mughal Emperor died on 17 June, 1631.
‘The Last Front’ of the Freikorps
Events in the Baltic States at the end of the First World War had serious long-term consequences.
The First Tanker War with Iran
If tensions between the US and Iran in the Persian Gulf lead to war, it will not be the first time. In 1987 and 1988, the US intervened to protect shipping from Iranian attacks.
The Multicultural Outback
Continental Australia has a surprising history of South Asian immigration.
Appeasement: Britain's Political Turning Point
The by-elections of 1938 are part of the long history of Independent Progressives in British politics.
Juno and the Milky Way
A deceived god has a creative outburst.
On the Spot: Niall Ferguson
‘What will future generations judge us most harshly for? Losing the Second Cold War to China.’
The Natural History: Gilbert White's Selborne
Despite his influence on the likes of Charles Darwin, the 18th-century ‘parson-naturalist’ is sorely underrated.