The Cold War and the Olympics
From the recognition of East Germany to the banishment of Taiwan and the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, diplomatic disputes dogged the Olympics throughout the Cold War.
History Today
Glastonbury's Christmas Tree
Attempts to regrow the Glastonbury thorn after it died in 1991.
Beowulf: New Light on the Dark Ages
New research suggests the Beowulf poem can be traced to North Kent.
Primary Sources
The importance of teaching history to younger children and the risks of its removal as a key subject from the primary curriculum
Roots and Rituals
Ronald Hutton describes the origins of his historical quest for self-discovery.
Stamping the Millennium
Jeremy Black looks at the Royal Mail’s decision to devote all their stamps in 1999 to British history over the last millennium.
‘El Desastre’ Spain in Defeat, 1898
Laura Rodriguez finds that, in spite of the devastating outcome for Spain of the Cuban conflict of 1898, there were some positive consequences.
The White War
How did Britain, though assumed to be bankrupt, pursue an anti-Communist economic war from 1945. Ian Locke examines the case.
God, Gold, Corruption and Poverty
Dominic Janes describes how the early Church reconciled its teaching of holy poverty with the accumulation and display of spectacular wealth.