Letters

Letter from the Editor

It was 350 years ago this month that the diarist

Snapshots

Dominating the barren Antarctic landscape, this berg of ice, with

“I Read The News Today...”

Weird and wonderful, it all happened in September

Yesterday’s Papers

On 9 September 1976, the father of Communist China passed away

Graphic History

Suffrage success around the world

What Happened Next?

Hollywood star fills up his sports car ready for a day at the races

The Extraordinary Tale of…

The French solider who served his country until the age of 108

Great Fire of London

How the ferocious blaze of 1666 destroyed the capital

Slaughter Hill: Spion Kop

The Kop. It’s a word familiar to all football fans, but, Julian Humphrys asks, how many of those who have stood on the terraces of grounds like Anfield know their beloved Kops took their name from a steep hill where the British suffered a bloody defeat?

Top 10: Trials

From witches to war crimes, the jury’s in on the top 10 trials in history…

Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel

Hidden within the artist’s brushstrokes is a story of contempt, anguish and turmoil

In Pictures: The Berlin Wall

For nearly 30 years, the Berlin Wall was the defining symbol of the Cold War, keeping families apart and preventing East Germans from fleeing to the capitalist West

Great Adventures: Hernando de Soto Crosses the Mississippi

Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto made his fortune invading South and Central America but, as Pat Kinsella tells us, a wild goose chase for gold took him across the Mississippi, and cost him more than just his money

History Makers: Nefertiti

Nefertiti ruled alongside her husband Pharaoh Akhenaten over a time of revolution, only to vanish from history. Jonny Wilkes investigates the mysteries of the timeless beauty

Reel Story: The Last King of Scotland

Like Amin and the ‘royal’ title he claimed, the film grasps reality somewhat loosely. Fact-based fiction may tell a good story, but it can distract from the crucial messages, says Jonny Wilkes

Ask the Experts

The statue of the Sphinx, a reclining lion with a

In a Nutshell

The political scandal that shamed the White House and brought down the President

How Did They do That?

Paris’s Gothic masterpiece, 200 years in the making

On our Radar

What’s caught our attention this month…

Britain’s Treasures…

The atmospheric battlefield and abbey near the southern coastal town of Hastings mark the site of one of the most pivotal clashes in English history

Books

This month’s best historical books

A-Z of History

Venture and voyage into Nige Tassell’s valedictory vault as he to vows to view a volume of vintage vignettes