Europe

Gordon Marsden reviews the millennium exhibition that challenges preconceptions about the European nation state.

Alfred Rosenberg, Joachim von Ribbentrop and others were condemned on 16th October, 1946.

Peter Wiseman offers some intriguing thoughts on the world of the emperor Domitian - its traumas and terrors - to mark the 1900th anniversary of his assassination.

A reflection on the life of one of the most colourful Habsburg rulers the 'Last Knight', Maximilian.

Robin Briggs believes some historians produce more fantasies than the witches they study.

John Rohl reveals monarchical mentalities and structures in Imperial Germany.

John Harbron argues the Austro-Hungarian navy, manned by multi-national crews, not only worked, but worked well in the First World War.

Diana Webb looks into the pleasures and pitfalls of an early tourist experience.

Richard Hodges soaks up the atmosphere at the Temple of Aphrodite, Knidos.

Anne Laurence takes a look at a history course which compares the cultures of 17th century Britain and France.