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The Battle of Port Arthur began on February 8th, 1904.

Historian and magician Peter Lamont considers what can be learned by studying the history of a famous conjuring trick – or con trick?

Peter R. Neumann shows the relevance of ‘The Troubles’ to allied policy in Iraq.

Danny Wood visits Carranque Archaeological Park, near Madrid, recently opened to the public.

The King of Sicily died on February 26th, 1154.

Archaeologist Keith Branigan uncovers clues revealing the patterns of emigration from the Isle of Barra to British North America, from 1770 to 1850.

C.A. Bayly looks at the opportunities presented to the historian in the 21st century when trying to write the history of the world.

David Cesarani examines the effects of a long history on a new nation state.

Rana Mitter recalls the career of a man who once ruled an area larger than France and Germany, but who spent forty years in Chiang Kai-shek’s gaols.

Federico Guillermo Lorenz shows that those who control the present are sometimes able to control interpretations of the past.