Death of Lord Burghley
One of Elizabeth I's court favourites died on August 4th, 1598, aged 77.
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Death of Emily Bronte
The author of Wuthering Heights died on 19 December, 1848, aged 30.
Battle of the Nile
The battle between the British Navy and that of the French Republic took place on August 1st, 1798.
Film in Context: Point of Order!
The 1954 lawsuit brought against the US Army by Joseph McCarthy marked a turning point in public attitude towards the ‘Red Scare’ Senator. Thomas Doherty tells how television played a crucial role in his demise.
Women Murderers in Victorian Britain
Women as perpetrators of crime, rather than its victims, were figures of especial fascination and loathing in the Victorian popular press. Judith Knelman delves deeper.
A Frenchman at the Court of Anne Boleyn
Nicholas Bourbon was a humanist, poet and religious reformer, and a member of Anne Boleyn’s circle. Eric Ives shows how his work throws new light on the Henrician Reformation.
Campaign for History
Chris Wrigley, President of the Historical Association, tells of the new campaign to make history freely available to all who wish to study it.
Gaza’s Archaeological Struggles
Penny Young reveals the recent archaeological finds on the Gaza Strip.
Papon in Perspective
Richard Vinen questions whether the recently convicted Maurice Papon was charged with the correct crime.
She-Devils, Harlots and Harridans in Northern Renaissance Prints
The social, sexual and demonic power of women was an important theme in the popular print of Germany and the Low Countries in the 16th century, as Julia Nurse shows.