September 2026

Articles from the September 2026 issue of HistoryExtra Magazine

Two overlapping circular portraits on a bright orange background: a black-and-white vintage headshot on the left and a contemporary colour headshot with glasses on the right. The circles intersect with a magenta-tinted overlap in the centre.

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"He came out of the Valleys like a projectile" – and altered the course of British history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A person with light hair and glasses sits in a garden beside a stone wall, surrounded by blooming red roses and green plants. They wear a brown dress with white polka dots and rest one arm on their knee while the other hand supports their chin, giving a relaxed, contemplative pose.

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"In the 1640s, people searched for the devil’s followers”: hunting witches in the Civil War. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A whimsical illustration of a gold medal with a cartoon face — an eye and open, shouting mouth — attached to a curling pink and red ribbon, on a light blue background.

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What is the greatest speech in history? 8 experts give their verdicts. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Black-and-white archival photo of Indian Army soldiers in turbans and uniform tunics standing in the doorways and leaning out the windows of a third-class train carriage

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India’s forgotten WW1 heroes: why it’s taken a century for these soldiers to be recognised. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

An illustrated tree growing from a ring of sea, its branches hung with three golden crowns, with a robed king standing on the left shore and a Viking-style warrior with a shield standing on the right shore, facing each other across the water.

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The Vikings brutalised our ancestors. So why do the English still love them?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A warmly lit interior staircase with a decorative metal railing curves upward beside a yellow wall covered in framed portraits. Three large formal portraits hang on the left, while a person on a ladder on the right arranges a neat grid of smaller framed photos, suggesting the gallery is being updated or expanded.

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Why does Britain keep changing prime ministers? The answer lies in history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A smiling person in the foreground, with two older black‑and‑white portraits behind them and bright festival colours in the background.

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She was hunted by the FBI and transformed British culture – so why haven't you heard of this black activist?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Three figures in 17th‑century dress stand beneath a golden parasol, overlooking a busy harbor filled with sailing ships.

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Catholic missionaries spread their faith around the world – so why couldn’t Protestants keep up?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A traveller on horseback follows a rocky path through a lush mountain landscape, with two walkers and dogs nearby under towering sunlit peaks.

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Forget the Colosseum: here’s why Georgian Britons preferred to holiday at home. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A medieval illumination in eight panels showing seasonal rural work — falconry, mowing, harvesting, threshing, sowing, grape‑pressing, pig‑tending, and indoor crop processing — all rendered in bright, patterned medieval style.

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How grim was life as a medieval farmer? Here are 6 things you need to know. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The ancient Mesopotamians were freakishly ahead of their time – and here are 8 reasons why. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A pair of World War II‑era Supermarine Spitfire fighter planes fly in formation along a bright coastline. Below them, tall white chalk cliffs drop to turquoise water, with green fields stretching inland above the cliffs. The aircraft have elliptical wings, camouflage paint, and Royal Air Force roundels. The scene is clear and sunlit, evoking the historic defence of Britain.

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Did the Spitfire really save Britain in WW2?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.