The Ottomans Defeated at Belgrade
The Hungarian city successfully repelled Sultan Mehmet II's army on July 22nd, 1456.
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Historians and the Public
David Bates asks what professional historians can do to satisfy the popular craving for history.
High Society Humour
Cartoon historian Mark Bryant explores the art of Carlo Pellegrini, aka ‘Ape’, whose cartoons of politicians and society figures for Vanity Fair help define the way we imagine Victorian Britain.
Death of St Ignatius Loyola
The founder of the Society of Jesus died on July 31st, 1556.
Caliph Uthman Murdered
Richard Cavendish describes how Caliph Uthman was murdered on 17 June 656.
Marilyn Monroe Marries Arthur Miller
Marilyn Monroe married Arthur Miller on June 29th, 1956. The marriage lasted five years.
The Black Hole of Calcutta
Richard Cavendish describes how British prisoners were held captive by the army of the Nawab of Bengal, for one night, in the 'black hole' of Fort William in Calcutta.
The Floating World at War
Cartoon historian Mark Bryant explores the visual satire emanating from both sides of the conflict between Russia and Japan in the first decade of the 20th century.
Mr Guy’s Hospital and the Caribbean
Jane Bowden-Dan explores medical links between the Caribbean and London that throw important light on the position of blacks in eighteenth-century British society.
From Kennedy’s Cold War to the War on Terror
Gareth Jenkins looks for continuities in American foreign policy from the 1960s to the 2000s.