Britain’s Treasures

Letter from the Editor

Few chapters in English history had such a huge impact

Snapshots

Marilyn Monroe entertains American GIs in Korea. As the war

I Read the News Today

Weird and wonderful, it all happened in February

Yesterday’s Papers

QUEEN ELIZABETH, THE QUEEN MOTHER

Graphic History

The iconic board game goes on sale

What Happened Next...

A teenage emperor is crowned, beginning a crucial period of Japanese development and relations with the Western world

The Extraordinary Tale of...

A political chess game in England resulted in one of Scotland’s darkest moments, leading to the death of 78 MacDonalds

Who Was The Bloodiest Tudor?

It is perhaps the most infamous dynasty in English history; one that ordered the executions of thousands. But who was its most murderous monarch? Tracy Borman puts Henry, Mary and Elizabeth on trial

Battlefield: Singapore

Winston Churchill called it the worst disaster and the largest capitulation in British military history. Julian Humphrys looks at how the Japanese seized Malaya and Singapore

The Anarchy

When King Henry I’s son died in a tragic sinking, England descended into anarchy, as his daughter and nephew squabbled for the crown. Carl Watkins uncovers the story of England’s medieval civil war

Top 10: Roman Gladiators

These fearsome fighters of the Colosseum range from lowly animal wrestlers to egotistical emperors

The Dreyfus Affair

Anna Harris unravels a 19th-century miscarriage of justice of mammoth proportions, which divided a nation and shook the world

In Pictures: Spanish Civil War

How a brutal three-year conflict inspired international uproar and ushered in a new era of fascism

Great Adventures: Kenelm Digby

Pat Kinsella traces the extraordinary exploits of English adventurer, polymath and privateer Kenelm Digby, during an epic crusade to clear his family name of a traitorous stain

Reel Story: Amistad

The gripping story of the slave mutiny comes vividly to life in Spielberg’s critically acclaimed historical drama, writes Alice Barnes-Brown

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In a Nutshell

An order of warrior monks, who faced death and danger in the Holy Land… and at home

How Did They do That?

The ‘triplane’ of the Red Baron was an innovative machine

On our Radar

What’s caught our attention this month…

Books

This month’s best historical books

Letters

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Photo Finish

When news of the Titanic’s sinking reached those on land

INTRODUCTION

Whether it's to silence someone with a secret, to eradicate a rival, or simply in the name of a cause, assassination has been around as long as human beings have existed. We line up 50 cold-blooded killings that have resonated around the world