The Battle of Marathon has long been presented as the decisive moment at which Greeks led by the newly democratic Athenians gained the upper hand over the despotic Persians. Barry Baldwin reappraises the battle, and explains why it is still a byword for endurance.
Signed on 13 April 1598, the Edict of Nantes granted rights to France's Calvinist Protestants, known as Huguenots.
Britain's working-class Chartist movement organised a mass meeting at Kennington Common on April 10th, 1848.
How Napoleon laid up trouble for future generations of Frenchmen by kick-starting Prussian and German domination of Eastern Europe.
Brian Ward, author of a new book on the links between Rhythm and Blues music and the Civil Rights movement, tells of Martin Luther King’s little-known experiences as a recording artist.
A profile of the issues raised by A level questions on this history topic.
John Morrill re-examines a stormy period of religious history.
Bruce Waller looks at recent debate about modern Germany's greatest statesman.
Richard Cavendish marks the anniversary of a very suspicious death, on March 10th, 1948
Robert Frost reveals a neglected influence on his reforms.
