September 2022

Membership

OpinionWhy the Edwardian era remains relevant today. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

An Edwardian family seated at a dinner table

Edwardian

What was life like for women in Edwardian Britain?

King Henry V (left) in a late-16th- or early 17th-century portrait by an unknown artist; and his son Henry VI (right) in a c1500s portrait (Photos by Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images)

Plantagenet

Why Henry VI’s reign was such a disaster

Anthony Eden addresses BBC cameras in 1956

Membership

BBC at 1001950s friction between government and the BBC. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The statue of Alfred the Great in Winchester set against a blue sky background

Membership

Excavating Winchester: the dig that changed (urban) history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Troops engaged in street fighting in the battle of Stalingrad,1942 (Photo from akg-images)

Second World War

The battle of Stalingrad: a German officer's account of WW2's bloodiest battle

Saint Michael and the DragonSaint Michael and the Dragon

Membership

DragonsFrom mythological beasts of history to the firebreathers of fantasy. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A refugee family in a camp in Pakistan after the partition of British India in 1947

Membership

Enduring trauma: the legacy of partition. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.