The Poisons Affair
Reggie Oliver looks at the links between some of the highest-placed women in Louis XIV's court and some notorious Parisian dealers in drugs, death and the dark arts
Political
The Murder of Tsar Paul I
The Russian emperor was assassinated on 23 March 1801.
Teaching History and the German Right
Gabriel Fawcett looks at the efforts being made by history teachers in Germany to combat racism and neo-Nazism.
The Kingdom of Prussia is Founded
The Prussian Kingdom was founded on January 18th, 1701, when the Elector Frederick III had himself crowned Frederick I at Konigsberg.
A Long View of the Cold War
Paul Dukes takes a fresh look at the Cold War in the light of some recurring themes of Russian and American history since the 18th century.
Russia's First Revolution
John Morison shows how an accumulation of grievances resulted in a spontaneous revolution in Russia in 1905.
The Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1921
Michael Morrogh explains the significance of Lloyd George's answer to the Irish question.
The Yorkist Kings and Foreign Policy
Jonathan Lewis points to the centrality of foreign policy in the making and unmaking of English kings in the fifteenth century.
Napoleon III, Lord Palmerston and the Entente Cordiale
Roman Golicz explores relations between Britain and France under Pam's 'liberal' foreign policy during the Second Empire.
President or King?
How the Republican triumph over the Federalists in the fiercely fought US elections of 1800 was due to skilful appropriation of the American Revolution to partisan ends