Postcards from the Past

The killer king and the lost boys

The millions of people who visit the Tower of London

CONTRIBUTORS

Taking a break from her Henry VI biography, the historian

Snapshots

Constables at the police training centre in Hendon are being

History in the News

Genocide of indigenous peoples in America led to the ‘Little

Time Piece

A look at everyday objects from the past

FRAGMENTS OF UNKNOWN MERLIN STORY UNEARTHED

New tales of the Arthurian wizard were found inside a Bristol library book

History in Colour

Colourised photographs that bring the past to life

Your History

The distinguished broadcaster and historian talks to us about the loss of the railways, the bravery of a World War II nurse and the Duke of Wellington’s failings

Yesterday’s Papers

She was a trailblazer of modern nursing, but the lady with the lamp’s light finally went out

This Month In... 1944

Under cover of darkness, 76 men crawled to freedom from a Nazi POW camp. But their story would have a tragic conclusion

Time Capsule: 1805

Snapshots of the world from one year in the past

Graphic History

The quintessential tortured artist was only propelled to worldwide fame after his tragic death

Agrippina the Younger

Agrippina the Younger is often defined by her male relatives, but, as Emma Southon argues, the matriarch, wife – and murderer – made her name in her own right

The photos of Don McCullin

Ahead of a major exhibition of his work, Don McCullin, arguably the world’s greatest living photographer, spoke to us about his ground-breaking six-decade career

War of the Currents

Thomas Edison, George Westinghouse and Nikola Tesla – brilliant inventors and industrialists who battled in the early days of electricity to power humankind into the 20th century and beyond. Jonny Wilkes gives the war report

Sugar, success and slaves

Simon Taylor became one of the wealthiest slaveholders in the British Empire. While such men are often deliberately forgotten, Christer Petley explores the uncomfortable success that came from slavery

Princes in the Tower

Two young princes – one of them the new king – vanished from the Tower of London, never to be seen again. Lauren Johnson picks through the clues of this most enduring of mysteries

Top 10: Cats in history

Our pick of history’s record-breaking and most fearless felines – the indisputable leaders of the gang

Shannon v Chesapeake

The Royal Navy needed a victory to boost flagging morale, and in a brief, violent battle, it got one. Julian Humphrys tells the story of how HMS Shannon captured USS Chesapeake in less than quarter of an hour

Ask the Experts

TO THE COLO-SEA-UM As well as being the mightiest amphitheatre

What’s On

A guide to what’s happening in the world of history over the coming weeks

Britain’s Treasures

Step back in time in this immaculately preserved village, whose period charm and imposing abbey have made it a star of the silver screen

Books

More than 30 years on, the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster

Letters

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

Photo Finish

Wally’s barbers in Soho remains defiant after heavy bombing during