Letters

Who were the Vikings?

For many of us, the Vikings were a bunch of

Snapshots

A crowd of photographers got more than they bargained for

I Read the News Today

Weird and wonderful, it all happened in October

Yesterday’s Papers

On 21 October 1966, a man-made disaster in the Welsh mining village of Aberfan claims a generation of village children

Graphic History

How a rail service steamed to fame

What Happened Next…

Using the innovative new ‘Vitaphone’ system, sound-on-disc comes to life

The Extraordinary Tale of…

Edgar Ætheling, a reluctant teenage boy thrust into the top job after the Battle of Hastings

Viking Attack

Ryan Lavelle uncovers the story of Vikings in Britain, and how a Danish prince came to take the Anglo-Saxon crown

Russian Roulette

As the curtain fell on World War I, Giles Milton uncovers the British spies who attempted to bring down the West’s newest enemy: Lenin

Top Ten: Food That Changed the World

Those who suffer from ‘hangriness’ will be aware of the power that food can have over us, but these examples take the biscuit…

Great Adventures: The Pan-American Highway

Pat Kinsella traces the tortured tyre tracks of a trio of adventurers on the Richardson Pan-American Highway Expedition, as they adventure south from Detroit to Cape Horn The German attack in the Ardennes in December 1944 caught the Americans by surprise and caused a major ‘bulge’ in the front line. Julian Humphrys tells the story

Battlefield: Bulge

The German attack in the Ardennes in December 1944 caught the Americans by surprise and caused a major ‘bulge’ in the front line. Julian Humphrys tells the story

The History Makers: Elizabeth Woodville

The marriage of a Lancastrian widow to a Yorkist king left the country reeling, and was one that ended – perhaps inevitably – in tragedy. Lottie Goldfinch explains

In Pictures: Atomic Age

As Earth teetered on the brink of nuclear war, Americans still managed to see the fun side of the A-Bomb

Luther’s Reformation

It took just one monk to bring down the most powerful institution in Medieval Europe. Alicea Francis tells the story of the man who dared defy the Catholic Church 500 years ago this month

Ask the Experts

Bracelets and pendants containing mechanical clocks were worn as jewellery

In a Nutshell

Lottie Goldfinch explains why the ancient empire waned

How Did They Do That?

The mystery of the prehistoric site continues to capture the world’s imagination

On our Radar

Soul of a Nation: Art in the age of Black

Britain’s Treasures

Ramble around the picturesque and peaceful Inveraray, a unique Scottish

Books

At a time when the welfare state in Britain is

Photo Finish

A wounded Spanish Civil War soldier weeps as he bids