History Today

Christina abdicated her throne on June 6th, 1654.

Pamela Spencer draws attention to a new exhibition opening at the Wallace Collection.

Adrian Mourby visits the site of a city that continues to inspire grandiose visions, as it has done for almost 3,000 years.

Martin Henig, interviewed by Tony Morris, shares a beaker of wine with the Emperor Hadrian.

Anthony Howe looks at the anti-war stance of the great Victorian reformer; his fall from grace and subsequent revival.

Julia Swanson tells the extraordinary tale of her English grandfather and his family who were tragically caught up in the violence of the Mexican Revolution.

Russell Chamberlin introduces the commemorations to the anniversary of the start of Operation Overlord, sixty years ago this month.

David Gaimster explains how the English Reformation is emerging as a key area of interest in British archaeology, and how the discipline sheds a unique light on the cultural changes of the period.

Richard Cavendish describes the French defeat in Indochina, on May 7th, 1954.

The origins of the famous company.