History Today

The Director of the National Gallery, Sir Edward Poynter, acquired Titian's 'Man with a Quilted Sleeve' for the museum on August 14th, 1904.

Louis XVI was born on August 23rd, 1754, in the palace of Versailles.

Andrew Chugg pinpoints the Emperor’s long-lost tomb.

Museum director Duncan Robinson reintroduces the famous Cambridge museum that has undergone some major developments in recent months.

Michael Leech visits the city that is celebrating the anniversary of the marriage of Mary Tudor and the future Philip II of Spain, 450 years ago this month.

Valentine Fallan offers a new look at a once-derided source for the Norman Conquest.

Geoff Quilley shows how the work of Hodges, official artist on Cook’s second voyage and subject of a major exhibition opening this month at the National Maritime Museum, sheds light on perceptions of the British Empire.

The world's longest railway was completed on 21 July 1904.

Alexander Wilkinson considers what the French made of the controversial royal who played a pivotal role in the French wars of religion, both as Queen of Scots and Queen of France.

The Scottish king fought Malcolm Canmore on 27 July 1054.