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Niccolò Machiavelli: the father of Renaissance warfare

Jun 21, 2017 Hazel Blair 16th Century, Articles, Early Modern, Slider 0

Iain King examines the relationship between war and thought in the writings of Niccolò Machiavelli. “Men rise from one ambition to another; first they seek to secure themselves against...

Simon de Montfort, the Battles of Lewes and Evesham, and the birth of parliamentary democracy

Jun 15, 2017 Hazel Blair Articles, Medieval, Slider 0

Henry III was a believer in the absolute right of kings and did not care for Magna Carta or any early concepts of ‘the king in parliament’. This, coupled with an immense tax burden, led to...

Exploring Medway: Epicentre of a battle that changed the globe

Jun 14, 2017 Seema Syeda Articles, Museums, Slider 0

350 years to this day, the Dutch finally withdrew from their daring raid on the Royal Navy’s fleet at Chatham. Also known as the Battle of Medway, the raid resulted in one of the most...

The Royal Navy’s Darkest Day: Medway 1667

Jun 14, 2017 Seema Syeda 17th Century, Articles, Early Modern, Slider 0

Patrick Boniface recalls one of the most humiliating defeats in the history of Britain’s Royal Navy. To the people of Chatham the approaching ships on the River Medway must have looked impressive....

The myth of the invincible Vikings

Jun 09, 2017 Hazel Blair Articles, Medieval, Slider 0

The Vikings have a formidable military reputation. But much of this, argues Martyn Whittock, is hype. We need some serious analysis. In AD 866 there were four independent Anglo-Saxon kingdoms...

MHM BOOK AWARDS: Voting now closed

Jun 09, 2017 Emma Watts-Plumpkin Articles, Slider 1

MHM has curated a list of 2016’s best military history titles: the nominees for the inaugural Military History Monthly book awards. Our selection includes some of the best-researched,...

Competition: Win a set of five books from the Casemate Short Histories series

Jun 08, 2017 Mike Traylen Articles, Competitions 0

The Casemate Short Histories series offers concise, entertaining, and accessible guides to a variety of military history topics, and MHM have a set of the first five books to give away. Authoritative...

MHM 82 – July 2017
ON SALE NOW

Jun 08, 2017 Seema Syeda Articles, Issues, Slider 0

The July issue of Military History Monthly, the British military history magazine, is now on sale. To subscribe to the magazine click here. To access the digital edition click here. In this issue:...

MHM 82 Quiz: Win one of three pairs of tickets to Battle Proms!

Jun 06, 2017 Mike Traylen Articles, Competitions, Slider 0

Battle Proms, the UK’s premier picnic concert series, celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, and MHM has three pairs of tickets to give away! Since their first concert in 1997, the Battle Proms...

MHM 82 Caption Competition

Jun 05, 2017 Seema Syeda Articles, Competitions, Slider 11

Think of something appropriately witty for this picture and leave your caption as a comment below. The best caption will be judged by the editorial team and published in the next issue of Military...