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It’s the fort that counts

It’s hard to ignore a good castle. Huge things, rising

Snapshots

Elegantly poised, 14-year-wold Romanian gymnast Nadia Com neci dismounts after

History in the News

A new museum and memorial in Alabama commemorates the victims of white supremacy

Time Piece

A look at everyday objects from the past

History in Colour

Colourised photographs that bring the past to life

Your History

The broadcaster and historian tells us why Marie of Romania’s story needs to be told and why she wants to visit the monolithic memorial that is Mount Rushmore

Yesterday’s Papers

Another timeless front page from the archives

Time Capsule

Snapshots of the world from one year in the past

Graphic History

CASTLES

Wherever you are in Britain, you’re never too far from a castle. Julian Humphrys is our guide to the greatest emblem of the medieval age

The Evolution of the Castle

How did a simple stronghold morph into the ultimate defence, and then into an almost indefensible status symbol?

How to Build a Castle

How did our forbears raise their castles without modern machinery? This ambitious project is helping us find out

How to Defend a Castle

Bombardment, sniping, mining, diplomacy, bribery, psychological warfare, hand-to-hand combat: the great siege of Dover Castle had it all. In 1216, Prince Louis of France tried, and failed, to capture it

Sisters in Arms

Mel Sherwood looks back at the emergence of Britain’s Women’s Liberation Movement, and the direct action that paved the way for today’s feminists…

The Football War

Football may have lit the spark, but this 100-hour spat between Honduras and El Salvador had little to do with sporting pride, says Gavin Mortimer

Top 10: Ancient Board Games

Board games were a pastime long before Monopoly starting ruining Christmas

Toyotomi Hideyoshi

The second of Japan’s great unifiers, Hideyoshi rose from obscurity to become one of the most unlikely, ambitious and influential leaders the country ever produced. Hareth Al Bustani unravels his legend

In Pics: Berlin ’45

After the German surrender in May 1945, the citizens of Berlin set to work rebuilding their homes and lives

Ask the Experts

The speck in the Pacific has other names, including Te

What’s On

JRR Tolkien invented mythical lands, well-loved characters and even new

Britain’s Treasures

This living museum, celebrating its 70th anniversary this year, charts the story of the Welsh people through the ages – and the grounds it sits in also have a colourful past

Books

This month’s best historical reads

Postcards from the Past

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Letters

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

Photo Finish

US Air Force Colonel Paul Tibbets waves from the cockpit