David Abulafia considers Columbus’ first encounters with the indigenous peoples of the Caribbean, and shows how they challenged European preconceptions about what it meant to be human.
International alarm over the terrorist threat is not new. Anthony Read relates how the appearance of Bolshevism created a state of near hysteria throughout the Western world.
Michael Mullett introduces the life and work of a remarkable Protestant leader.
Chaplin's coffin was stolen from a Swiss cemetery on March 2nd, 1978.
Anthea Gerrie explores a remarkable excavation, a Roman surgeon’s house in Rimini.
Suzanne Bardgett, director of the Holocaust Exhibition at the Imperial War Museum, reports on this ambitious new facility which opened in October.
Andrew Boxer considers explanations for France’s disastrous foreign policy between the wars.
Julius Ruiz evaluates Franco’s role during the conflict.
A century ago international anarchists were causing public outrage and panic with their terror tactics. Matt Carr considers the parallels with al-Qaeda today.
Continuing his series on how cartoonists have seen events great and small, Mark Bryant looks at the impact of Sputnik, the first artificial satellite to be put into Earth orbit and a Soviet triumph in the Cold War.
