Mining the Past
Ann Hills on Cornwall's mining legacy
History Today
Coffee House Lobbying
Alison Olson looks at the role London coffee houses played from the Restoration onwards in providing the setting for the small groups of merchants trading with the American colonies to defend their interests.
Napoleon in Russia: Saviour or Anti-Christ?
Janet Hartley discusses the mixed responses of Russia's populations to Napoleon's great gamble on an invasion and the part they played in the eventual French catastrophe.
Preserving Lizzie
The problems surrounding the discovery of an ancient reptile fossil and its wider implications for cultural heritage.
Robert Knox's Anatomy of Race
Susan Collinson dissects the life and ideas of the brilliant nineteenth-century anatomist who developed a biological theory of race, but whose career was clouded by controversy.
Washington's Whitehall: The Old Executive Office Building
Aram Bakshian delves into the annexe of Presidents in Washington DC
Amazing…
Ann Hills assesses the 'Year of the Maze'