The Transatlantic Telegraph Cable: Eighth Wonder of the World
Gillian Cookson describes how the first physical link across the Atlantic was finally achieved.
Volume 50 Issue 3 March 2000
Portrait of Britain: AD 1000
Ann Williams describes the state of the island at a time when Anglo-Saxon culture was reaching its peak, while also politically challenged by the Vikings.
Archaeology in Albania after Kosovo
In the 50 years after its opening in 1948 by dictator Enver Hoxhe, Albania's Institute of Archaology is now suffering from a funding shortage, but is still maintinaing its work and museum.
A Life in Art
Harriet Bridgeman describes how a simple idea led her to found one of the world’s most prestigious libraries of art.
Arthur Evans begins to dig in Crete
Richard Cavendish marks the start of a landmark archaeological project, on March 23rd 1900
Hungary's Battle For Memory
John Mason describes the convoluted way in which Hungary has publicly celebrated its history through all the vicissitudes of its recent past.