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John MacKenzie samples two new works on the maritime history of Britain.

Russell Chamberlin describes the revelations of a recent conference on the archaeology of Cleopatra’s Alexandria.

Mike Huggins investigates the origins of Britain’s morass of sporting rivalries.

The Roman emperor abdicated on May 1st, 305.

James Robertson investigates the Lord Protector’s ambitious plans for war with Spain in the Caribbean.

Kevin Kennedy highlights a controversial project to rebuild a one-time Prussian ‘national monument’.

Sarah Searight highlights the problem of pillaging for those trying to piece together Mali’s rich heritage.

A mutual defence treaty between Communist states was signed on 14 May 1955.

Anthony Pollard asks whether the battle should rightly be seen as the launch of the Wars of the Roses.

Mihir Bose investigates the case of Subhas Chandra Bose in Bengal in 1924 to show what can happen when a government is able to lock people up on the suspicion of terrorism.