This Month In... 1661

A hard day’s knight

There’s something about the Templars. Unlike any of the other

Snapshots

Lugging whatever they can in suitcases or boxes, desperate Germans

History in the News

The cave is still a killer, but not because of

Time Piece

A look at everyday objects from the past

History in Colour

Colourised photographs that bring the past to life

Your History

The TV presenter and historian extols the legend of a

Yesterday’s Papers

Another timeless front page from the archives

Time Capsule 1888

Snapshots of the world from one year in the past

Graphic History

How a pharaoh was transformed from a mere man into

Secrets of the Knights Templar

They were the most formidable military order of the middle ages, feared as crusaders and answerable only to the Pope. How then, asks Dan Jones, did the Templars fall from grace so spectacularly?

On a Wing and a Prayer: The RAF in World War II

On the RAF’s centenary, Gavin Mortimer reveals how our stunted air force recovered from years of neglect and stood up to Göring’s Luftwaffe – starting with the Battle of Britain

The A-Z of Royal Births

From lie ins to push presents – Lottie Goldfinch embraces the fever of another British royal birth by exploring the myths and rituals linked to pregnancy in monarchies

The March to Save Jarrow

Do you hear the people sing? British politicians didn’t at the time, and yet, writes Stuart Maconie, the lasting legacy of the 1936 Jarrow ‘crusade’ can still be felt to this day

In Pics: Martin Luther King

Fifty years after King’s assassination, the dream of the civil rights giant and his mesmeric speeches remain as relevant as ever

Ask the Experts

Spartan women had more free time than other Greeks, as

What’s On

Giovanni Belzoni may have been a circus strongman, but he

Britain’s Treasures

This green utopia has had many uses, from manorial gardens to royal hunting grounds to farmland. But it became what it is today on the whim of a Georgian prince

Books

This month’s best historical reads

Postcards from the Past

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Letters

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Photo Finish

Ensconced within his hut on Ross Island in the Antarctic,