Features

Here you can explore our archive of long form pieces, written by expert historians. In these features, they explain where they found their ideas, how they crafted their stories, what new discoveries they have made and arguments they have proposed.

Operation Stopgap: The First Shot in America’s War on Drugs post image

Operation Stopgap: The First Shot in America’s War on Drugs

David Tuch pinpoints the beginning of the US war on narcoterrorism

Philip Augustus, Medieval England’s Greatest Enemy post image

Philip Augustus, Medieval England’s Greatest Enemy

Catherine Hanley considers the legacy of a brilliant leader

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The African Emperor

Simon Elliott on the enchanting story of Septimius Severus

Genghis Khan’s Englishman post image

Genghis Khan’s Englishman

Angus Donald pursues a mysterious Englishman who rode with the fearsome Mongol horde

The Symbol of the Open Road Was Born at Sea post image

The Symbol of the Open Road Was Born at Sea

Tim Queeney explains the nautical origins of the steering wheel

The Kingdom of Fife post image

The Kingdom of Fife

Louis D. Hall investigates the history of his homeland

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August 1945

Barrett Tillman tells us about his research into the month 'when the shooting stopped'

John Barleycorn Must Die post image

John Barleycorn Must Die

The history and symbolism of harvest festivals

My Lost Friend post image

My Lost Friend

Shafik Meghji evaluates the history and cultural legacy of Rapa Nui's moai

Penthesilea the Amazonian Queen post image

Penthesilea the Amazonian Queen

Christine Lehnen considers the gaps in our cultural memory

D-Day: Nineteen Forty-Four – The Aftermath (Part 3 of 3) post image

D-Day: Nineteen Forty-Four – The Aftermath (Part 3 of 3)

In this special commemorative feature, nineteen historians tell the story of Operation Overlord, or D-Day, in forty-four images

D-Day: Nineteen Forty-Four – The Invasion (Part 2 of 3) post image

D-Day: Nineteen Forty-Four – The Invasion (Part 2 of 3)

In this special commemorative feature, nineteen historians tell the story of Operation Overlord, or D-Day, in forty-four images