No Shadows
Luke S.K. Kwong tells the story of the American artist who was invited to paint the portrait of the celebrated Empress Dowager of China after the Boxer Rising.
History Today
Digging for Joy
Barry Cunliffe tells how, aged nine, his first encounter with Roman remains in a Somerset field determined his ambition to become an archaeologist.
Portrait Of Britain: 1600
John Miller describes the state of the British kingdoms as James Stewart waits to become monarch of the entire archipelago.
Sex and Sensibility at the British Museum
David Gaimster reveals the origins and contents of the British Museum's Secretum, a hidden repository of artefacts deemed pornographic and unfit for public gaze by Victorian curators.
The French Surrender Malta
Napoleon's forces surrendered to the British in Malta on September 5th, 1800.
Teachers Rule OK
Richard Willis describes the long struggle to get teachers their own professional organisation.
The Spitfire Legend
Taylor Downing and Andrew Johnston seek the truth behind the legend of the Spitfire.
The Birth of Urho Kekkonen
Finland's longest-serving president was born on September 3rd, 1900.
California becomes a State of the Union
California became the thirty-first state of the United States on September 9th, 1850.
Charles Ralph Boxer
A reflection on the life of this great historian, who died in April 2000.