Plas Newydd, Anglesey
Richard Cavendish visits Plas Newydd, the seat of the Marquess of Anglesey.
History Today
Arms Dumps and the IRA, 1923-32
John Horgan examines the attempts by the new Irish Free State government to disarm the IRA at the end of the civil war in 1923 and the way in which the issue of the IRA arms dumps rumbled on in Irish politics for the next ten years.
Death of Sergei Eisenstein
Richard Cavendish remembers the events of February 11th, 1948
Independence Day in Ceylon
The island of Ceylon officially gained its independence on 4 February 1948 as a self-governing dominion within the British Commonwealth.
The Sinking of the Maine
The United States battleship was blown up in an explosion during Cuba's uprising against Spain. What caused the explosion and who was responsible?
Mahatma Gandhi Assassinated
January 30th, 1948
One (Saxon) Man and his Horse
Angela Morgan traces the recovery of a Saxon horse and rider, recently discovered in Suffolk.
The Return to Confucius?
Robert Bruce asks if China has refound Confucius.
Van Eyck's United
Michael Leech previews the Jan van Eyck exhibition at the National Gallery.
Archaeology at the Crossroads
Tony Aldous reports on the latest developments in archaeological practice.