The Invisible Countess
Born into one of Britain’s great political dynasties and married into another, Mary Elizabeth Pitt was determined to embrace the responsibilities of a woman of her standing, despite the many obstacles in her way.
History Today
The Battle of Rorke’s Drift
Why is the siege such a popular and controversial imperial episode?
The Long History of Memory
An exploration of early modern memory complicates the idea that the period relied on traditions and repetition to understand the past.
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
In their quest to collect all the knowledge of the known world, Roman authors also recorded the strange and the fabulous.
The London International Surrealists Exhibition
Works by artists including Dalí, Duchamp and Picasso went on display at the Burlington Gallery on 11 June 1936.
A Light in the Darkness
A children’s opera brought a brief respite from the terrors of the Holocaust.
The Art of War
Literature and the visual arts have long sought to depict the nature of conflict. But what about music?
Medieval Millennials
When does a boy become a man? Medieval millennials were just as hard to define as those of today.
On the Spot: Allan Mallinson
‘The generalship at the top in the First World War was as bad as Liddell Hart said it was’.
Women Who Fly
An enthralling study of the power of aerial women and their challenge to patriarchy.