The Bismarck Debate
Bruce Waller looks at recent debate about modern Germany's greatest statesman.
Political
‘Suicide’ of Jan Masaryk
Richard Cavendish marks the anniversary of a very suspicious death, on March 10th, 1948
Poland-Lithuania, Russia and Peter the Great
Robert Frost reveals a neglected influence on his reforms.
Elizabeth I
As the second Elizabethan age closes in disillusionment, Penry Williams reconsiders whether the first deserved the same fate.
Britain and the Origins of the First World War
Christopher Ray queries the accepted pictures of a reluctant victim of forces beyond her control.
Arms Dumps and the IRA, 1923-32
John Horgan examines the attempts by the new Irish Free State government to disarm the IRA at the end of the civil war in 1923 and the way in which the issue of the IRA arms dumps rumbled on in Irish politics for the next ten years.
Mahatma Gandhi Assassinated
January 30th, 1948
The Empire Behind the Lines
Michael Broers explores the measures and restrictions imposed by Napoleon on his many subjects and how, within the boundaries of the Empire, they responded to his rule.
Napoleon and Europe
The Spirit of the Age or The Scourge of Nations? Jeremy Black sets the scene for our major series on the impact of Napoleon on Europe.
Ribbentrop
Richard Wilkinson challenges the consensus of contempt for the Nazis' leading diplomat.