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All the news from our annual awards party.

What our readers have enjoyed over the past 12 months.

The powerful influence exercised by Thomas, Lord Wharton, before the Reform Act of 1832.

In this episode we discuss Tantric Buddhism. Also: King John and the siege of Rochester.

From Aristotle to El Alamein, via the Silk Road and Charlemagne's vast empire, ten leading historians tell us about their best books from 2015.

In this episode, Amy Fuller discusses the myths surrounding Mexico's Day of the Dead, and Andrew Lownie talks about the obstacles facing historians trying to use the Freedom of Information Act to access government files.

This month we discuss Proto-Indo-European, the ancestor of almost every language now spoken from the Hebrides to the Himalayas.

Geoffrey Parker talks to History Today editor Paul Lay about his distinguished career. 

Tom Holland speaks to Gerard Russell about religion in the Middle East. 

From Piketty’s trumpet-blast to the great deeds of medieval saints, ten leading historians tell us about their best reads from 2014.