History Today

Steven Gunn looks at the condition of Britain at the beginning of the Tudor era, and finds a society that was increasingly cohesive, confident and cosmopolitan.

Mike Corbishley explains how English Heritage, custodian of much of the best of England’s built historical environment, makes the past accessible to young minds

Wilbur Miller investigates the historical background to law enforcement in the United States.

The truth of the events of 5 August 1600 will likely remain unknown.

William II of England was killed while hunting in the New Forest, on 2 August 1100.

Malcolm Billings reviews the astonishing holdings of the Museum of Underwater Archaeology at Bodrum, Turkey.

Daniel Snowman meets the historian of Russia and its peoples.

Ludovic Kennedy tells how an early introduction to British law set him on a path devoted to campaigning for justice.

The leader of the rebels was captured and mortally wounded on 12 July 1450.

The reunification of Berlin’s libraries after the fall of the Berlin Wall