The Edict of Nantes
Signed on 13 April 1598, the Edict of Nantes granted rights to France's Calvinist Protestants, known as Huguenots.
Political
Failed Chartist Demonstration in London
Britain's working-class Chartist movement organised a mass meeting at Kennington Common on April 10th, 1848.
Napoleon and German Identity
How Napoleon laid up trouble for future generations of Frenchmen by kick-starting Prussian and German domination of Eastern Europe.
Recording the Dream
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.
Appeasement at A Level
A profile of the issues raised by A level questions on this history topic.
The Survival of the Church of England in the 17th Century
John Morrill re-examines a stormy period of religious history.
The Bismarck Debate
Bruce Waller looks at recent debate about modern Germany's greatest statesman.
‘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.