Britain’s Treasures

Letter from the Editor

The idea that King Arthur might have once been alive

Snapshots

On the beautiful island of St Mary’s, Isles of Scilly,

I Read the News Today

Weird and wonderful, it all happened in March

Yesterday’s Papers

On 3 March 1985, the National Union of Mineworkers called time on a year-long strike

Graphic History

The ship that revolutionised air travel

What Happened Next...

The Cromwell years had taken their toll on this exhausted parliament

The Extraordinary Tale of...

Helen Keller, a deafblind child who went from being mute to one of the most prolific authors of her time

King Arthur

Miles Russell puts the once and future king under the microscope to discover if there’s any truth to Britain’s greatest legend

Boleyn vs Cromwell

From the back streets of Putney to the court of Henry VIII, omas Cromwell’s climb to power was largely thanks to Anne Boleyn. But it was to be a short-lived friendship, as Lottie Goldfinch reveals

Top 10: Wars with Weird Names

It can be hard to take a conflict seriously when it’s named after a slap-up dinner... or a farmyard animal, for that matter

Great Adventures: Merrill’s Marauders

Pat Kinsella meets an extraordinary unit of military misfits sent on an against-all-odds World War II mission deep behind enemy lines

The Beauty and the Beast

Over a century before the Brothers Grimm began publishing their fairy tales, a group of disa ected women found their voice in literature, producing some of the most-loved stories of all time

Wallace triumphant

William Wallace’s victory at Stirling Bridge inspired the Scots in their struggle against the overlordship of Edward I. Julian Humphrys looks at how and why it happened

In Pictures: Revolution on the River Thames

At a time of great change for London, the River ames was a conduit for the industry and innovation of the 19th century

History Makers: Wellington

The life and times of the “last great Englishman” reveal a truly fascinating – yet deeply troubled – character, writes Alice Barnes-Brown

Ask the Experts

TOIL AND TROUBLE From 1484 until around 1750, some 200,000

In a Nutshell

How a peace agreement ended one war and started another

How Did They Do That?

The Temple of Zeus was once the crowning jewel of Olympia

On our Radar

What’s caught our attention this month

Books

This month’s best historical books

Letters

Get in touch – share your opinions on history and our magazine

Photo Finish

Zazou, a painter on the Eiffel Tower, is unphased by