Birth of John Brown
Richard Cavendish charts the early life of the abolitionist John Brown, born on May 9th, 1800.
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The Exorcist
Nick Cull explores how the smash-hit horror film exploited all the issues that most worried Americans in the early 1970s.
The Relief of Mafeking
Richard Cavendish describes the relief of Mafeking, following a seven-month siege, on May 16th/17th, 1900.
The Hunt for Jack the Ripper
William D. Rubinstein reviews the achievements of the Ripperologists and considers the arguments surrounding the so-called Ripper Diaries.
John Keegan
Daniel Snowman talks to Britain’s most distinguished military historian and the Defence Editor of the Daily Telegraph.
Genealogy and Black Britons in the 18th century
Kathy Chater recalls how a chance discovery in family history threw up much wider questions about perceptions of black Britons in the 18th century.
Word Searchers
Jane Griffiths and Edmund Weiner tell of plans to bring the Oxford English Dictionary up to date and how historians can help.
The Dutch in Japan
Paul Doolan describes the unique 400-year-long trading, intellectual and artistic contacts between the Dutch and the Japanese.
Death of Madame Tussaud
The woman behind one of Britain's most popular tourist attractions died on 16 April 1850.
Jordan Formally Annexes the West Bank
Richard Cavendish describes the events leading up to Jordan's annexation of the West Bank, on April 24th, 1950.