SIGHTS AND MUSEUMS

Welcome

The history of the Crusades is dominated by analysis

Defining Moments

13 April 1964 SIDNEY POITIER WINS ACADEMY AWARD

BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS

FORTS JACKSON AND ST PHILIP, LOUISIANA, 18-24 APRIL 1862

THE RENAISSANCE NEVER HAPPENED?

Between the 14th and 17th century, a new interest in classicism changed Western art forever

NATIONAL TRUST TREASURES

We peek into the vaults of the National Trust and share some of its fascinating items

REVIEWS

The books, TV shows and films causing a stir in the history world this month

HISTORY VS HOLLYWOOD

Fact versus fiction on the silver screen

PRINSESSTÅRTA

AN ICONIC CELEBRATION CAKE, SWEDEN, 1948 – PRESENT

Key Events

A GREAT CITY EMERGES 1700 Ayutthaya has grown

WAT PHRA KAEW

Bangkok, Thailand 1783-84

KHON DANCER

Thailand c.16th century – present

THE RAM KHAMHAENG INSCRIPTION

One of Thailand’s most important historical documents Sukhothai, c.1292

THAI CULTURAL ICONS

The rich artistic history of Thailand explored through some of its most influential figures

PROFESSOR TAMARA LOOS

Exploring Siamese politics through the extraordinary life of Prince Prisdang Chumsai

THE FIRST SULTAN SALADIN

How did he unify the Islamic world to reclaim the Holy Land from the Crusaders?

THE DIVA QUEEN

Famed for her intelligence and wit, Christina, Queen of Sweden was not afraid to defy convention or break the rules

STALIN’S SCIENTIST

The Soviet ‘expert’ who ruled the USSR’s agricultural policies and was responsible for the deaths of millions

6 Watery Folklore Wonders

From trickster demi-gods to sunken cities, many  fantastical and fabulous tales are waiting to be  discovered in the seas and rivers of the world

OSWALD MOSLEY AND THE RISE OF BRITISH FASCISM

An opportunist politician, his violent supporters and the people who rose up against them

DID THE ROMANS UNDERWEAR?

( AND OTHER INPORTANTA ANCIENT HISTORY QUESTIONS ANSWERED )

HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW CHURCHILL?

TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE AND WIN A COPY OF THIS BRAND NEW CHURCHILL BOOK