History Today

Richard Cavendish explores the circumstances surrounding the election of Tommaso Parentucelli as Pope, on March 6th, 1447.

The French king and contemporary of Henry VIII died on March 31st, 1547.

Ian Fitzgerald takes a look at virtual reality history sites.

Susan Layton on how the Russians viewed the Chechens in their struggle for autonomy - in the 1840s as well as the 1990s.

Standing up for truth and justice - or mid-Victorian realpolitik? Klari Kingston looks at the twists and turns of British foreign policy leading up to the Crimean War.

Penny Young details the archaeological work being carried out to save an early Christian church on the Black Sea coast.

Richard Cavendish opens our new series on great houses and those who lived in them with a look at Berkeley Castle in Gloucestershire, scene of Edward II's murder.

Greg Walker challenges the view that court intrigue, favourites, 'new men' and new manners took root under the Tudor monarch.

'All roads lead to Rome' – tribute to a phenomenon that held a world empire together. But who built them and how were they planned and maintained? Logan Thompson tells us more.