The July Crisis
Why did the diplomatic deceits and deceptions that took place across Europe in the summer of 1914 lead to the First World War? Annika Mombauer seeks answers to one of history’s most complex and controversial questions.
History Today
A British Genocide in Tasmania
The British colonial policy towards the indigenous people of Tasmania in the first part of the 19th century amounted to ethnic cleansing, a part of its history that Britain still hasn’t confronted, argues Tom Lawson.
The Final Years of Elizabeth I's Reign
Historians have often depicted the final years of Elizabeth I’s reign as a period of decline or crisis. Yet her government operated more successfully than is usually thought.
Winston Churchill’s farewell from the Commons
The former prime minister made his final appearance at Parliament on 28 July 1964.
George Stephenson's First Steam Locomotive
A milestone in railway transportation, George Stephenson's first steam train was unveiled on July 25th, 1814.
The Great Fire of Rome
The city burned on 18 July AD 64. Of the early Roman emperors, Nero alone rivalled Caligula in his reputation for sheer unbridled viciousness.
A Nationalism Born of the Great War
The 1914-18 conflict changed the nature of Scottish identity.
Dura Europos
Findings at a desert site in eastern Syria shed light on pagan, Jewish and early Christian religions.
Secrets of Scriptoria
The medieval scriptorium was not necessarily the ordered hive of activity we have come to imagine.
