Ornamentalism
David Cannadine sees the British Empire as a spectacular and colourful extension of the social order of the home country
History Today
Prussia 1701 - A European Affair
Daniel Snowman previews a new exhibition in Berlin.
It's Magnificent But Is It History?
Adam I.P. Smith casts a sceptical eye on the current craze for historical re-enactments
Execution of Captain Kidd
The pirate William Kidd was executed in London on 23 May 1701.
The Origins of Prussian Militarism
Peter H. Wilson suggests that the aggressiveness of Wilhelmine Germany was not necessarily a direct consequence of the Prussian social system of the eighteenth century.
Monsters and Moral Panic in 18th and 19th Century London
Jan Bonderson describes a bizarre series of assaults on London ladies in 1790, and explores the effects of this and other heinous crime epidemics on the capital.
Britain's Last Witch
On the 60th anniversary of the sinking of HMS Hood, Malcolm Gaskill looks at the prosecution of medium Helen Duncan for witchcraft in 1944.
Film in Context: The Third Man
Siegfried Beer looks at the links between The Third Man and British intelligence.
The Iranian Oil Fields are Nationalised
Richard Cavendish describes the events leading up to the nationalisation of Iranian oil fields on May 2nd, 1951.
Sir Steven Runciman: The Spider, the Owl and the Historian
Anthony Bryer considers the life and work of this great historian, who died in November 2000.