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A Dictionary of the English Language was first published on 15 April 1755.

Jack Lohman, Director of the Museum of London, explains the significance of two Victorian paintings and why the Museum is delighted to have been able to acquire them.

The two halves of the railway tunnel linking Switzerland and Italy met on April 2nd, 1905.

Stephen Roberts reveals the key to enjoying, and succeeding at, the study of the past.

Mark Rathbone assesses the effectiveness of measures taken in Tudor England to meet the problems of poverty and vagrancy.

Simon Henderson places a key figure into the context of modern Russian history.

Russel Tarr outlines what was at issue in the clash between Catholics and Protestants.

Sean Cunningham highlights the importance of 'rule by recognisance' in the reign of the first Tudor monarch.

Graham Goodlad surveys the career of one of the most controversial figures in late Victorian and Edwardian politics.

Richard Evans concludes his two-part account of the Coming of the Third Reich by examining how Hitler’s position, and the state of Germany, was transformed in 1933.