History Today

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.

Nigel Wilcockson explores the vast range of titles published over the years.

Kevin Sharpe mourns the loss of an historian who wrote and made history.

Richard Fletcher asks to what extent medieval Christians and Muslims sought to move beyond mutual hostility.

O.H. Creighton examines the many and varied reasons behind the siting of Norman castles, and considers their decisive effect on the cultural landscape of Britain.

Natalia Griffon de Pleineville remembers a career soldier in Napoleon's army who won distinctions for his energy and commitment over twenty years, but who made a decisive mistake in 1813.

Charles Loft argues that Dr Beeching, hatchet-man of the railways in 1963, has been unfairly blamed for the decisions of politicians.

The Romanian king died of a heart attack on April 4th, 1953.

Liane Aukin looks at the private life of Florence Nightingale, and at how her strained relationship with her mother shaped her destiny.