In the early 4th century, Emperor Constantine (r. 306-337) introduced a new gold coin of stable value, with 72 such coins per…
The ballots have been cast, the votes have been counted, and we are delighted to announce the winners of the MHM Book…
The find was made by the World of Books Group, the largest retailer of used books in the UK, who subsequently launched…
This book is beautifully written, brilliantly structured, immensely moving, and deeply disturbing. It cannot be recommended strongly enough – especially for those…
Aircraft in WWI initially played a reconnaissance role, but by the war's end was essential in the support of ground operations, attacks,…
The April/May 2021 issue of Military History Matters, the British military history magazine, is out now. The best way to access the magazine is…
After a sale last summer, it was feared that the set of ten ink and watercolour works would leave the country for…
In 1798, less than a decade before Nelson’s death at the Battle of Trafalgar, a British victory and a key moment in…
Sometimes poor quality-control can be as lethal as bad design – this was certainly true in the case of HMS Glatton.…
There are numerous histories of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms (to give the ‘English’ Civil Wars their more-accurate title), as such,…