Independent Protestants landed on Plymouth Rock in November 1620.
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Shadow of A Queen
The exiled queen's presence in England set in motion a deadly game of faith, power, and espionage that would define Elizabeth’s reign.
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Emma Sergeant’s ‘La Selva Oscura’ – Review
In a new exhibition, the artist transforms Dante’s “dark wood” into a landscape of birch trees, animals, and memory.
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From Fact into Fiction: The Origins of The Devils of Cardona
The historian and author draws on Spain’s Morisco past, persecution and intrigue within his novel.
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What is the Blood Price?
The novelist's latest is a departure from the Norman invasion, but what's the story behind it?
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Alexander the Great in the Dock
Classics for All’s latest 'moot trial' brought history’s greatest commander to the Supreme Court.
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Hadrian’s Wall: Strategic Masterpiece or Monumental Folly?
Was Hadrian's Wall built to keep out barbarians, or rather to demonstrate the power of Rome?
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Unionism & The Treaty
Ulster leader James Craig thought he had beaten Lloyd George during the Anglo-Irish Treaty negotiations.
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Historical Heroes: Khaled al–Asaad
Khaled al-Asaad might not be the most famous of heroes we’ve featured in the magazine, but he deserves to be.
Who Was Saint Columba?
The past is a foreign country, and none more so than those Dark Ages in the wake of the departure of the Roman presence.
The Rise of Cyrus the Great
Matt Waters
The Achaemenid Empire was the greatest the world had ever seen, spanning from the Greek cities on the coast of Asia Minor to the mountains of Afghanistan. Its founder was Cyrus, a ruler whose achievements made him truly ‘Great’.
How the Russians See Themselves
Rodric Braithwaite
With Putin’s pronouncements on his nuclear threat, this is consistent with previous rulers’ sabre rattling, and speaks to Russia’s pride in how it sees itself. Sir Rodric Braithwaite, British Ambassador in Moscow from 1989 to 1992, describes the Russian mindset.
The Fight for Parry’s Jerusalem
Jason Whitaker
William Blake’s great poem, along with Hubert Parry’s rousing music, has become an unofficial anthem but it has a complex back story.
Guidl
The advent of a new way of consuming the history – and architecture, and much else – all around us.
Mustang: The Untold Story
Matthew Willis
The iconic aircraft features in Saving Private Ryan, what about the RAF's role in its inception?
The Bitter Legacy of Partition
The human cost of Partition is a tragedy that defines the relationship between India and Pakistan today.
A Cycling Tour of Flanders Field
Oliver Webb-Carter
Our editor cycled around northern France and Belgium recently, and here is his story.
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