History Today

May 24th, 1153

Susan Doran looks at what it meant to be a female monarch in a male world and how the Queen responded to the challenges.

Alison Weir, best-selling historian of the medieval and sixteenth-century royal families, explains how she first encountered the power of history in a strange feeling of identification with Anne Boleyn.

An ageing regime: Paul E.J. Hammer looks at Elizabeth I and her government in the 1590s.

Pepys rose from humble origins to become secretary of the Admiralty, a member of parliament and the president of the Royal Society.

The great Russian city was established on May 27th, 1703.

Mary Harlow and Ray Laurence look at what it meant to become a senior citizen in ancient Rome, and how this early model has a bearing on our attitudes towards ageing today.

Daniel Snowman meets the historian of the Russian Revolution and of Russian culture.

Phil Reed, the Director of the Cabinet War Rooms, explains the significance of the new suite of rooms being opened to the public on April 8th.

A.C. Grayling on a ceremony to remember the early 19th century essayist and literary critic.