When Did Scotland Become Scotland?
Dauvit Broun looks at the making of a nation, 1000-1300, which formed a crucial element in the shaping of medieval Britain.
History Today
Nazis Executed at Nuremberg
Alfred Rosenberg, Joachim von Ribbentrop and others were condemned on 16th October, 1946.
Domitian and the Dynamics of Terror in Classical Rome
Peter Wiseman offers some intriguing thoughts on the world of the emperor Domitian - its traumas and terrors - to mark the 1900th anniversary of his assassination.
The Sale of Offices in French History
Offices for sale have always been a key feature through French history but here William Doyle offers some new and surprising thoughts on their appeal and longevity.
The HA on the Move
Ian Fitzgerald investigates some changes to the Historical Association.
Indochine
David Nicholls explains what is not included in a modern French film looking at love, betrayal and anti-colonialism in 1930s South East Asia.
The Tirol's Last Knight
A reflection on the life of one of the most colourful Habsburg rulers the 'Last Knight', Maximilian.
The Secret History of the Habsburgs
Andrew Wheatcroft examines how an 18th-century succession crisis unlocks a tale of dynastic obsession and myth-history in Austria's first family.
Mad Cows and Englishmen
Peter Atkins and Paul Brassley uncover alarming 19th-century precedents for the ‘mad cow’ fiasco.