History Today

A new book seeks to change the way we look at the Second World War by challenging three enduring myths about Britain’s involvement. 

‘See they don’t let us down when we come back this time ’, called the British soldiers embarking for the D-Day invasion.

The revolt against President Omar al-Bashir was not the first in Sudan’s history, but it was the first since Africa’s former largest country split in two.

In this episode we travel to the south coast of England where we witness the final preparations for D-Day, before joining the Allied forces on the beaches of Normandy.

An alliance of unlike minds offered hope for the future during Europe’s darkest days.

Writing treaties in two languages can lead to unexpected problems.

Throughout the 1970s, the feminist group Dolle Mina combined radical protests with conceptual art.

Arabic was not just spread by the sword, but by merchants, patron-hunting poets and dowry-seeking princes.

The Labour Party’s recent entanglement with antisemitism came as a shock to many. At its root is the issue of nationalism.