The Anglo-French Entente, 1904
Philip Pedley sees fateful flaws in a famous agreement.
Europe
Trying to Escape Hitler’s Shadow
F.J. Stapleton stresses that we need to apply as well as understand historiography to assess the impact of the Sondwerg Theory on German Kaiserrich Historiography.
Goodbye to the Vikings
Richard Hodges shows how new evidence is leading to a fresh understanding of the role of the Vikings in European history.
Birth of Umberto II of Italy
The future king was born on 15 September 1904.
1704: Blenheim, Gibraltar and the Making of a Great Power
Jeremy Black recalls two events, 300 years ago this summer, that heralded the emergence of Britain as a Continental power.
What If... Philip II Had Gone to the Netherlands?
Geoffrey Parker considers the far-reaching consequences of a sudden change of plan by the king of Spain in 1567.
Alexander's Final Resting Place
Andrew Chugg pinpoints the Emperor’s long-lost tomb.
The Winchester Marriage
Michael Leech visits the city that is celebrating the anniversary of the marriage of Mary Tudor and the future Philip II of Spain, 450 years ago this month.
Alexander the Great: Hunting for a New Past?
Paul Cartledge goes in search of the elusive personality of the world’s greatest hero.
Why Were the Jews Persecuted?
Tim Black seeks to understand the origins of antisemitism, looking beyond the Holocaust to the ancient Middle East and medieval Europe.