The original purpose of military aviation was reconnaissance. Initially, the pilot or observer simply noted down what he could see, and wrote up…
MHM’s Centenary Season continues this month with a wide variety of events, exhibitions, and family activities. From a new display at the…
When the war began in 1566, Imperial Spain was the world’s greatest superpower. By the time it ended, in 1609, ‘the Spanish century’ was…
With Christmas just around the corner, MHM lists the top military history titles available to buy for Christmas.…
MHM looks at five of the most fearsome hand-to-hand weapons of the Medieval era. 5. LONGSWORD FAVOURED BY: European knightsThe longsword first…
With hundreds of military museums in the UK alone, how do you know which one will best suit your interests? Here, MHM…
MHM looks at five assassination attempts that could have changed the course of history. 5. Charles de Gaulle: 1962 Hardly a stranger to…
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…
Tickets to English Heritage's re-enactment of the Battle of Hastings this weekend are sold out, but here are 10 alternative ways to…
Who? The one next to Lenin? Well, he was. Until Joseph Stalin had him erased from the photograph (below). But, despite Stalin’s…
