History Matters

Good intentions, misinformation and fear contributed to haemophiliacs becoming the hidden victims of HIV in Ireland.

Short, angry missives pinged across the world – Russian propagandists used postcards to get their message across.

Were US-Cuban relations soured for the want of ten dollars?

The buildings that came out of Portugal’s New State were described as an ‘architectural lie’.

Venetian officials sought to stem a ‘plague’ of sodomy by promoting the heterosexual sex trade.

Rosalind Franklin’s work was pivotal to one of the 20th century’s greatest scientific discoveries.

Germany is the country most closely associated with militarism, but Britain has had its militarist moments, too.

The world’s first filmmaker disappeared without trace. Are we watching his outtakes?

The staff of History Today pick their favourite articles of the past year.