History Today

Lincoln Green

Sir Patrick Cormack, long serving Member of Parliament for South Staffordshire and a passionate advocate of heritage and history, recalls his youthful affection for the churches of his native county.

London 1753 at the BM

Sheila O’Connell describes one of the key events in the British Museum’s 250th anniversary celebrations.

Marshal Zhukov,‘The Best of the Best’

In researching his ground-breaking new portrait of the man who commanded the Soviet defence to Hitler, Albert Axell spent time in Russia, interviewing people close to Zhukov including his two eldest daughters.

Nelson and Mission Command

Edgar Vincent analyses the spectacularly successful, and surprisingly modern, leadership strategy of Horatio Nelson.

The Theatre of War

Marius Kwint reveals long-standing connections between the military and thespian worlds.

The Battle of Civitate

Richard Cavendish describes the Battle of Civitate, fought by the Normans and a papal coalition on June 18th, 1053.

Europe's Muslim Capital

Philip Mansel explores the City of the Sultans from 1453 onwards, and finds it characterised by a vibrant multi-culturalism until the Ottoman demise of 1922.