History Today

Penny Young reviews the painstaking recreation of an ancient Syrian monastery.

David Hey looks at what our surnames can tell us about our origins.

Bamber Gascoigne tells how he overcame his aversion to history and took on the whole world as his subject

Margarette Lincoln and Nigel Rigby look forward to Maritime History Week in July.

Alastair Dunn reviews the afterlife of an English rebel.

Robert Bud looks at the background to the major conference and displays at the Science Museum.

Hitler's biographer talks to Daniel Snowman.

America's "motor city" was founded on 24 July 1701.

Robert Curthose invaded England on July 21st, 1101.

John Erickson reviews the recent controversies surrounding Hitler's invasion of the Soviet Union.