Arthur Evans begins to dig in Crete
Richard Cavendish marks the start of a landmark archaeological project, on March 23rd 1900
History Today
Birth of Caroline Herschel
The pioneering astronomer was born on March 16th, 1750.
Hungary's Battle For Memory
John Mason describes the convoluted way in which Hungary has publicly celebrated its history through all the vicissitudes of its recent past.
Atom Spy Klaus Fuchs Jailed
The scientist was found guilty of betraying atomic secrets on March 1st, 1950.
Parting of the Ways
Lucy Chester examines the processes by which the Indo-Pakistan border was drawn, dividing a single country into two.
Selling Argentina’s Dictatorship: Propaganda and the Peróns
With Evita as its star, Juan Perón’s propaganda campaign won Argentina's affection for the populist dictatorship, at least for a while.
Building Bridges in Bosnia
Penny Young looks at the ambititious plans to reconstruct the celebrated Ottoman bridge in Mostar, destroyed by fighting in Bosnia-Herzegovinia.
Conserving a Ruin
The last great medieval fortification in England, Wigmore Castle in Herefordshire, has been preserved as a romantic ruin at a cost of £1 million by English Heritage. Jim Kelsey reports on this remarkable feat.
My Aunt Esther
Stephen Bourne tells how a Blitz adoption led to his passion for rediscovering Black history in Britain.
Portrait of Britain: AD 500
James Campbell peers into the murk of the ‘Dark Ages’ and sifts truth from fiction about our post-Roman history.