Mao Zedong was born on 26 December 1893 into relative prosperity in a village in Hunan province. His father, a poor peasant…
British concentration camps in 1975? If this sounds far-fetched, how about holding people inde finitely, with no hope of a court trial? Or…
The name of this stunning museum is a bit of a misnomer for, if anything, it is not national but international in…
Tickets to English Heritage's re-enactment of the Battle of Hastings this weekend are sold out, but here are 10 alternative ways to…
The only portrait that Winston Churchill ever signed has gone on public display for the first time. It was painted by artist Paul…
Medieval historian and former MHM Assistant Editor Hazel Blair analyses one of the most decisive battles in British history, 950 years after…
Marking the 950th anniversary of the Battle of Hastings, October's special feature focuses on the Norman Conquest. Here, we examine ten key…
In the early 1960s, Michael Caine was regularly playing small character parts in television dramas and British movies. With his cockney accent…
The reasons Britain and the United States went to war in 1812 are diverse. Indeed, different factions within each country had different…
Most people are familiar with the tumultuous events of England in 1066, but how much do you know about ‘the other Norman…
Who? The one next to Lenin? Well, he was. Until Joseph Stalin had him erased from the photograph (below). But, despite Stalin’s…
One of the key questions often asked about Leni Riefenstahl is was she Hitler’s lover? Rumours of an affair were common at…
