History Today

Richard Cavendish marks the anniversary of King James I's creation and proclamation of a union flag, on April 12th, 1606.

Linda Kaye describes a project to make accessible to the public the history of a series of ‘cinemagazines’ made by the Government in the 1950s and 60s to promote Britain overseas.

The expansion of the United States in the mid-19th century had a catastrophic effect on the Native Americans of the Great Plains.

Krista Kesselring describes how coroners in the Early Modern period tried to establish the cause of death in disputed cases.

Michael Hunter, an authority on the natural philosopher Robert Hooke, describes his excitement at the recent discovery of an unknown manuscript in Hooke’s hand. He explains its significance and why every effort should be made to keep it in Britain.

Anthony Fletcher uses the papers of his artistic great-aunt, who, as a young nationalist, wrote an eyewitness account of the Easter Rising, to explore her youthful patriotism and vigorous activism.

Juliet Gardiner reviews the current exhibition at Tate Liverpool that celebrates the British flair for documentary film-making.

Richard Vinen ponders the political significance of two of France’s most potent female icons and finds there is more to them than meets the eye.

The great Victorian engineer was born on 9th April, 1806.

Editor Peter Furtado explains our current series on cartoons and its relevance today.