Donald Zec has written the life of his brother, the wartime political cartoonist Philip Zec, to remind the world of his rich collection of cartoons that caught the mood of the British people at war. The following is an extract from the book.
The two halves of the railway tunnel linking Switzerland and Italy met on April 2nd, 1905.
David Nicholas suggests that America’s involvement in northern Europe was unwittingly shaped by a British War Office official, against the wishes of the President.
Russel Tarr outlines what was at issue in the clash between Catholics and Protestants.
In his latest article about today’s historians, Daniel Snowman meets the creator of some of the finest TV history programmes, including Auschwitz, currently being shown on BBC2.
Jonathan Lewis takes issue with a common interpretation.
Richard Evans has written two articles for History Review explaining how a modern, progressive country surrendered to a brutal and murderous dictatorship. In the first, he traces Hitler's rise to the Chancellorship.
The only Englishman ever to be Pope, Nicholas Breakspear was elected on December 4th, 1154.
Richard Wilkinson examines the examiner’s agenda and advises accordingly.
Pauline Croft analyses the causes and traces the consequences of a momentous Treaty.
